Dont' wait for me, sounds solved by the group not just one.
Derekleffew sounds better than I do in helping to refine and understand the situation about the shocking lamp. Also Van’s scientific expiation is what I’m thinking also but in a less scientific way. The specific lamp in question was very important - if
strobe light was in question - he he he, touch to
circuit board or capacitors.
but the lamp itself does not hold a charge - no lamps hold a charge. If you were on the
grid at the time it’s a different story as to what might be the cause. Could still be totally un-related to the lamp and more a short but doubtful.
Further refining of your description of being shocked, it might perhaps be useful figuring out what happened by describing where you were - the floors
etc. better. More important about the
shock, was it just for a moment or prolonged? Kind of thinking that it was a huge static zap which would be instantaneous and not last more than a moment without you doing anything to remove yourself from this condition. Think about this student walking across the carpet in the
auditorium with say some form of shoes that don’t get along with it so well and you with an opposing charge from your room
etc. The very refined glass than holds the charge as possible - though I would not think it would hold much of one. You on the other
hand have an opposing charge. (Once the
filament is broken it equals nothing, though the aluminum of the lamp
base might add to the charge some. Been years since high school science class but hard to believe a monumental charge were held by the lamp. This especially if you didn’t get it the moment you touched the lamp - one handed or not. Perhaps the aluminum lamp
base otherwise held that charge but again not much area to collect up a charge large enough.)
Static should be instantaneous no matter how monumental, so would the
capacitor shock - not that I have ever had one - others about me get them when they touch stuff they should be careful about, the other types of zapping should be prolonged and less a “what happened” type of thing than a “oh’ my type of thing.” The battery would qualify as “oh’ my!”, so would a short.
Here is what I would recommend for days like this. Add a humidifier to the room, if nothing else the dust will kill you over time that this would do away with in no longer being able to help with the charge. This should help with the static problem some. Perhaps an ionizer fan otherwise.
Otherwise and especially recommended is the use a product like “Static Guard” in a way much like you might apply
bug spray on yourself. As if
bug spray, kind of spray/wipe all about yourself from hair to toe before mid-morning and it should be good enough for the rest of the day. Change the type of shoes you were wearing, some allow you to get zapped more than others - my
current boots in my last shop would instantly zap anyone working near me every time I reached out a
hand. Changed buildings and I don’t have that static problem any longer, or perhaps the boots wore down more in not as much having an
effect. Didn’t have that problem before I got this specific pair of boots.
Next would be the investment type of thing, stuff like static floor pads and arm bands. Tell the school that you deal with electronics and
send in a request for what takes you liking in solving the static problem. Otherwise the school might take a more
broad discharge problem solution such as changing your floor (what type of floor do you have?) Or doing something with the ventilation.
Other more theoretical options might be to
wash your light prep room’s floor at least once a week and dust with a dusting product. Perhaps even add a
bit of salt to the
wash bucket in getting really theoretical by way of grounding path.
Never seen this type of static discharge thing before associated with a lamp. People yes, larger equipment sure. Assuming you were not directly getting the charge from the person who gave you the lamp, it’s a fascinating and no doubt unique thing that has happened - one to tell the young students about. Yell at the student to
pick up his feet!