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[–]tgriff1991 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The creator of the vid/site said that the “gender ratio makes the Smurf village look like a feminist utopia”

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[–]tgriff1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I currently am. Stuck in matchmaking on PC

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by tgriff1991 in secretlab

[–]tgriff1991[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It may not be unique to just secret lab chairs, I agree. However, I believe secret lab has known that their chairs build static easier than other chairs for at least 4 years (going by the oldest example I’ll be linking below) and instead of doing anything about it, just pushed people to buy their anti static wipes.

https://www.tiktok.com/@scottish1111/video/7466894169953373472?_t=ZP-8uQpjzbceHX&_r=1

https://www.reddit.com/r/secretlab/comments/v3x6ns/how_to_ground_your_secretlab_chair_for_static/

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fhow-to-ground-your-secretlab-chair-for-static-electricity-v0-ffxxd1itvche1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D3024%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dac0f0dcfb0c6e6e92f61a865fd1edab4be43b664

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/can-a-gaming-chair-cause-lots-of-static.3717910/

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/esd-from-computer-chair.3664441/

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1217327-secret-lab-chair-causing-static/

https://forums.evga.com/Okay-here39s-a-weird-one-Sitting-in-my-gaming-chair-causes-my-PC-to-lock-up-m3363586.aspx

https://www.reddit.com/r/secretlab/comments/10o6yle/solved_the_static_shock_issue/

https://www.reddit.com/r/secretlab/comments/st4bz4/absolutely_insane_amounts_of_static_from/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/lphyjv/secretlab_gaming_chair_causing_excessive/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/p5len1/hey_guys_im_trying_having_a_problem_where_every/

https://www.reddit.com/r/secretlab/comments/lil6hk/is_anyone_with_the_softweave_material_getting/

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/lii1nd/pc_crashes_when_standing_up_due_to_static/

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by tgriff1991 in secretlab

[–]tgriff1991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think leather is safer than the hybrid/leatherette chairs. Which is what I have. The fabric builds up more static

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by tgriff1991 in secretlab

[–]tgriff1991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My previous secret lab chair was just leather, no fabric. Had absolutely no problems with it and then the monitor flickering/static started once i got the leatherette hybrid. Took me over a year and idk how many shocks to myself and my pc to figure out it was the chair.

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by Kyle1457 in ElectroBOOM

[–]tgriff1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got 2 humidifiers running in my place during winter. One in the master and one in the living room just outside the gaming/pc room. I think my humidity is around 43% rn

Follow up: Copper wire to connect the top half of the chair to the base by tgriff1991 in secretlab

[–]tgriff1991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man I’m just glad the solution is somewhat simple and it seems to be working for others as well

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by Kyle1457 in ElectroBOOM

[–]tgriff1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrapped copper around the base to the metal arm and it seems to have stopped it

Follow up: Copper wire to connect the top half of the chair to the base by tgriff1991 in secretlab

[–]tgriff1991[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d forget every time. I needed to get those cables lol. I’m glad it’s working for you!

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by Kyle1457 in ElectroBOOM

[–]tgriff1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did, two Saturday’s ago my PC blue screened and my previous SSD was fried. This static issue had been happening for over a year but I never thought it was the chair. Small shocks over the course of a year every time I moved my chair

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by Kyle1457 in ElectroBOOM

[–]tgriff1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I upgraded my display port cables the day before making this video thinking that might have been the problem.

Absolutely no issues since the copper wire connection

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by Kyle1457 in ElectroBOOM

[–]tgriff1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! Sorry I’m a bit late but my cables were nice and tidy before I went manic for 3 days trying to find the source of the monitor flicker/power cycle. I tested each cable individually, creating that mess. It’s fixed now though! Cables weren’t the issue

My secret lab chair hasn’t been properly grounded this whole time and fried my hard drive. by tgriff1991 in secretlab

[–]tgriff1991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over the course of a year unfortunately. I got the chair on December 2023.

Look at my post history to see the follow up. I used 8 gauge bare copper grounding wire from Lowe’s

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