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by posix_me_less 1657 days ago
> ground your faraday cages.

Why?
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hobs 1657 days ago
I assume for the same reason you ground your home, building up charges is a great way for Bad Things to happen.
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posix_me_less 1657 days ago
Why would a phone pouch/box build up great charge? You don't ground your home because of charge buildup either - grounding is there to decrease the chance a thunderbolt will run through precious things, like house walls, people, electric wiring etc.
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hobs 1656 days ago
You absolutely want to ground your home due to charge buildup, I have seen the exploded appliances, no lightning required.
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oasisbob 1656 days ago
Grounding and bonding is done for many safety reasons. Reducing stray voltage is certainly one of them:

https://www.mikeholt.com/technical-stray-voltage-newsletter-...

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willis936 1657 days ago
Better performance. Faraday cages can act as reradiators at frequencies dependent on cage geometry.
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