I thought bare skin need to touch the grounding pad. I don't understand which part of the skin is touching the auto grounding pad.
200845
I have the same question! Since you sit on this pad, one or two layers of fabric -- your pants/skirt and partly your underpants as well -- will separate the pad from your bare skin. Clothing fabrics, such as wool, cotton and polyester, serve to insulate us, trapping our body heat close to our skin -- rather than conduct heat and electricity away from us. The Earthing Fitted Sheet, designed to conduct electricity between our skin and the ground as we sleep, is made of "100 percent cotton" with a mesh of silver thread woven into it. The silver thread conducts electricity between our skin and the ground. The operating concept for this auto seat pad seems somewhat different. Clint Ober, coauthor of "Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?", writes: "A lot of static electricity builds up on the body as a result of the material from the shirt or jacket of a driver or passenger rubbing up and down against the back of the seat as the vehicle is in motion... Seats in cars and trucks are bolted to the floor, and thus connected to the metal frame of the vehicle. I figured this setup would offer an electrical ground plane that [might] serve as a 'sink' into which static electricity from his body could be discharged" (page 208). Ober continues: "I took a voltmeter with me on the trip and I measured the trucker's body voltage connected and unconnected. There was a big difference. The electrical potential of the body of the truck and the truck became the same..." Since static electricity builds up on the driver's clothing, the mechanism of action here seems to drain that static electricity from the pants through the conductive seat pad and cable, into the metal frame of the vehicle. Draining static electricity from the clothing allows draining of static electricity from the skin. Since bringing the skin to electrical ground occurs indirectly, there seems to be no need for the skin to touch the pad.
715962
Well, you can't feel the wires running through the pad, which is obviously good, but you can feel the power cord connection at the foot of the pad, it's relatively small, about 4"x4" and in the center so it's not a big deal, but every now and then our foot will brush over it, and it would be nice if that didn't happen. So it loses a couple points for that, but it works great and overall we're happy with it. Turn it on about an hour before bedtime, and you're in cozy central by the time you turn in.
535236
Earththing offers an optional earthing Tester, which tests that the product & its cords are functioning properly (it doesn't verify that the ground is present); a green light comes on if everything is working. Otherwise, you can walk across a static-producing carpet and touch the sheet; if you feel a slight shock, it's working (of course, it must be properly grounded). If you live in a humid environment, or otherwise have no way to create static electricity, you can buy the Earthing's optional Tester, or you may be able to buy a meter of some kind at, say, Home Depot.
2111084
Place pads above and below the target area as electric pulses go from pad to pad. (eg. knee pain: place 1 pad on thigh above the knee cap, place the other pad on shin just under the knee cap.) Never touch the pads when the unit is ON. Place the unplugged pads on the body, plug them in the unit, turn dial to 1 or 2, press one of the function keys to start, turn up dial or select another function key. Search How To videos on Youtube. Apply yourself or get a helper if in an area you can not reach. $24.95 for 40 pads, search SantaMedical Pads on Amazon.
841935
I used the pad till all the moisture was out and I didn't use a neutralizer. But I suggest you speak with a representative. Marie M
442835
I am not an electrician so what I would do is Google it. Check out this site... http://www.epanorama.net/documents/groundloop/why_grounding.html
719624
I believe that it is best to lie directly on the grounding sheet naked if possible. I put another sheet under it just because I wanted my top sheet to wear at the same rate of speed.
1738692
The gel part actually touches your skin so I put on my sock first and then the metatarsal pad. For me If I put it on before my socks, it slid around too much. I got another kind from my podiatrist and the gel is covered with material so I put that kind under my sock.
1019996
You will have to use a grounding cord I used old computer cord broke the prongs off left the ground prong on plugged the ground in cut the other end off taped it to the argenmesh I just lay it across my fitted sheet sleep without shirt your skin has to touch it or it won't work hope this helped
1978804
I felt very cold when I first started using the sheet but now use a heavy blanket on top of me & that takes care of it. I'm not sure it's the grounding sheet's problem though. A tester was also included in the package to test the sheet to make sure it is still grounded, so make sure your sheet is working correctly. The material feels like light cool cotton so I think that 'cool' is normal for breathable cotton.
1269584
The connections at the bottom of the pad are annoying, your feet always touch them. We have had both types. The connections at the top always for easier wall connection also.
2130485
I was confused by their response as well. I have seen some surge protectors with a light "not grounded." If the light was on in that situation, it would show there was no ground. They must have misunderstood your question. If it says "protected" and "Grounded" and the lights are on, it should be working properly. Maybe you should contact Belkin again and maybe you won't get Nick.
1694350
If you look at the picture more closely, you will see that wording is near a small LED light, and that text tells you what that light means. In other words, if the light comes on, then there is a problem with your ground. This is something that is quite a nice little feature, in case some idiot wired your house incorrectly, it will tell you that the ground isn't working. And so you will want to have an electrician look at your wiring in your house. Preferably one who is not the idiot who did not wire the house properly.
72075
Personally if I'm not clipping right onto the board I have cleared the sheathing on the grounding wire for my mat to clip to. I just pulled the sheathing back at the mat end about 1/8". Just enough to get the clip on. Then the sheathing slides right back into place for normal use of the mat. Hope this is helpful, either way this is the most comfortable and convenient anti static wrist strap I've ever had.
1141523
There is nothing to ground. Power (positive) goes in, then through the fuse(s), and back out to what you need to feed. Fuses themselves don't get "grounded".
242789
We bought the mattress pad for our guest futon which was only in use over Xmas. As I recall the connector was near the top edge of the mattress but not intruding on the top surface. Hope this is of use. P.S. the guests didn't complain!
1375228
I never use anything but the low setting which is always sufficient for me...unfortunately I started using my old pad again because the plug connection on this pad keeps pulling off....I don't understand why this plug is on it, it's not on any others and I think it's a design flaw. the pad itself is so comfortable and soft and doesn't bunch at all..but the plug pulling off became much too much of a problem...the heat on low however was great...hope this helps