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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Smeghead on January 16, 2011, 01:45:40 pm
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I just bought a sheet of 42" * 21" Optix (clear plastic) for my pinball table.
Its great but when I run my hand 1" over the surface i hear the cracking of static electricity
How do you de-static it? it wont let go of the fluff on it either
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I just bought a sheet of 42" * 21" Optix (clear plastic) for my pinball table.
Its great but when I run my hand 1" over the surface i hear the cracking of static electricity
How do you de-static it? it wont let go of the fluff on it either
Ground it?
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really? Run a copper wire to a table leg or something?
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Plastic surfaces cannot maintain static charge if they are in a high humidity environment. The humidity helps to reduce the static build up. If you wipe the plastic with a cloth trying to remove dust you just build up a higher static charge and make the particles harder to remove. There are sprays for TV screens that are supposed to help reduce any static build up but I cannot say that I have ever seen one do a good job.
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There are also static removers that use a stream of air that has been ionized. They are used to bath areas where static reduction is important, such as certain sensitive electronic assemblies. Static mats that are grounded to a water pipe and wrist straps are also used along with the electronic anti static generators. Too expensive to use in this case but the method may lead to a cure to the problem.
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really? Run a copper wire to a table leg or something?
If it slides into a metal frame, then ground the frame. If there's a hidden edge, you could try running a thin copper wire down the edge, seal it with a length of tape and connect it to a grounded piece of metal. But check into the suggestion Bob made as well. If you can find a cleaner spray with anti-static properties, start using it and see what happens.