Descargas electrostaticas

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Cuando hace mucho frío y enciendo un grifo al llegar a casa, o toco un coche, recibo descargas electrostáticas . Como se les llama en inglés ?

[pjt33]

Puedes traducirlo literalmente (electrostatic discharges), pero creo que los no-físicos dirían "static shocks".

(Pero creo que es porque llevas suéter, no porque hace frío en sí).

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Pero solo me pasa cuando hace mucho frío, pero sí tiene que ver con el tipo de calzado.

[Rusty]

Static electricity is ever present, but during the cold months it's more noticeable. This is because the air is more dry in the winter.

We can't even feel the static shock until several thousands of volts are behind it. It isn't uncommon to build up over 15,000 volts of electricity when walking on a carpeted floor while wearing shoes. Touching a doorknob, or some other grounded (neutral) object, can be a painful experience at that voltage level.

That's the best time to kiss someone, by the way. Sparks will fly.

[CrOtALiTo]

It's like when you are fixing computer in any laboratory, you need to a bracelet anti- static.

Always I use the bracelet, because it's very important so you won't can damage or at least save some circuited of the motherboard or any target.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I've seen it also as "static discharge".

It has a lot to do with the relative humidity as well... When the air is dry, it's more probable to have a static discharge.


En México se llaman "toques":
Rocié un antiestático en la alfombra, porque todo me daba toques.
I sprayed an anti-static (??) on the carpet, because everything I touched gave me a static discharge.


@Rusty:

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

I've seen it also as "static discharge".

It has a lot to do with the relative humidity as well... When the air is dry, it's more probable to have a static discharge.


En México se llaman "toques":
Rocié un antiestático en la alfombra, porque todo me daba toques.
I sprayed an anti-static (??) on the carpet, because everything I touched gave me a static discharge.


@Rusty:

I don't know Angelica, if you time before saw a person who sells you a discharge static in the street, he normally takes an a little box with cables in the hand then when you touch the cables immediately you will get a discharge static.


Sometimes it's funny and other times it's bothering for people.

But of course it depending of that you want to touch the cables before.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

In Spain in colloquial language we say " calambres" in some regions.
Interesting theory Rusty.