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how to de-static optix
Smeghead:
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
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Smeghead on January 16, 2011, 01:45:40 pm ---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
--- End quote ---
Ground it?
Smeghead:
really? Run a copper wire to a table leg or something?
BobA:
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.
BobA:
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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