This message was posted by signman on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/264.html#000005 I'm wondering if the 'dryer sheet' trick is a temporary fix for static electricity? Our tech showed us how bad ours gets-winter is the worst when humidity is low. Dangle a 12" piece of thread from your fingers and move it towards your needle head-and watch it. We had it sticking almost straight out once it got within a couple of inches-like a kid's hair in a school science project. He showed us how that can affect thread tension, breaks, etc. because the thread will 'drag' across the rollers and such. So the machine has to be grounded well. Has anyone tried putting their Amaya on those 'antistatic' floor mats (Staples, Office Depot, etc.?) and did it work? On my plotters, we had to wire in a direct ground line from the machine chassis to the ground screw on the outlet box and that cured it there-static was building up enough to cause the 'internal computer' to go crazy. I wouldnt be surprised if the Amaya can have the same problems-a couple little St Elmo sparks dancing aroun d on your mother board could raise havoc. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================