<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>What a great tip.  I've done organ work for many years, and when the first IC chips</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>were being used , there were many warning labels telling us to ground ourselves </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>when working on these units. In fact , in some cases, wrist straps were worn with wires</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>leading away , so they could be clipped to ground on the organ, eliminating static, because</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>the static would sometimes destroy the chips.  In my case, I've used this unit for a number</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>of years in this climate, and never had the problem, but there is a first time,  I will be</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>trying some things, like a new battery, first. I hope that will prove to be the answer. The </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>battery in this unit has been in it for quite a few years, and I'm sure it could be the </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>problem.     </FONT><FONT face=Arial>I hope so.    In the future, preferably in the summer months, I plan to send the </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>unit to Inventronics</FONT><FONT face=Arial> for service. I've heard many good reports about this place. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Carl / Winnipeg / Canada.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bdornfeld@earthlink.net href="mailto:bdornfeld@earthlink.net">Bruce Dornfeld</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 01, 2008 10:52 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Accu-Tuner</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>I feel like a stick in the mud after all the fun you all are having with this one, but I have a suggestion.  You probably have relative humidity levels about as low as your outside temps about now.  Static electric shocks will turn off an Accu-Tuner instantly.  This usually happens when you touch it.  Someone used to sell a magnet attached to a wire that would connect to one of the SAT's ground connections on the back.  The magnet end would stick to the plate to keep it constantly grounded.  If static is causing the trouble, you can also simply ground it regularly using your hand as a conductor between the piano plate and any of the connections on the back of the SAT.  You can do this a number of times during the tuning.  Sending it back to Inventronics won't help any if this is what's going on.  The Sandersons are good about answering email; share your problem with them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bruce Dornfeld, RPT</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:bdornfeld@earthlink.net">bdornfeld@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV>North Shore Chapter</DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>