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Static Electricity Build up on my Cab making it go CRAZY!
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on September 25, 2007, 09:11:23 pm ---Fozzy when I turn the TV on by itself I have hardly no static buildup, but when I turn everything else on that is when the static builds up.
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When there is no image on screen then there will be less static buildup. Because the guns are not putting as much energy out.
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on September 25, 2007, 09:11:23 pm ---I also found an extra locknut laying in the Control Panel box. Would that cause this mess to happen?
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NO! Nothing to do with it.
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on September 25, 2007, 09:11:23 pm ---Also say if I want to extend the earth wire on my Happ Trackball. Do any of you know what gauge that is? I am thinking 18 Awg? I am not sure though. Also for heatshrink tubing could I use a hot blow hair dryer or do I need to try to find a heat gun? Should I solder or just twist and use electric tape around the connections of the wires?
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1) wire gauge doesn't matter much... It's only draining the static ....the heavier the better... the wires out of an ordinary electrical mains lead will do fine.
2)Use the side of your soldering iron on the heat shrink tube
3)Use a Chock Block (terminal block) to connect the wires. Or crimp some plug in connectors onto them.
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on September 25, 2007, 09:11:23 pm ---Also is there anything else I can do like clean the glass of the TV screen. Would that help against the static.
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No! total waste of time.... Won't make any difference.
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on September 25, 2007, 09:11:23 pm ---Below is a pic of my setup.
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Looks perfectly OK to me... except that I'm confused as to why the black wire from the keywiz goes out of the cable hole in the box??? where is it going to?? and where does the black wire from your actual controls go to??
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
rdowdy95:
Hey Fozzy I was wondering when someone was going to ask me about my black ground wires leaving the box. I have them looped actually. See the the first black wire goes to one of the joystick switches. Then it travels daisy chain style to all the switches and the last switch you see it is connected to blue 1p credit button. Then it leaves out of the box to the Coin mechs then comes back through the box to be connected back into the ground at the Keywiz. Does that make any sense.
Fozzy what I might do to fix this problem for me is try to find some lexan or some kind of glass protection to put in front of the screen. You think that would be good?
Do any of you guys know where I can get some of that Graylite glass and what is a good kind. I don't think no one would scratch this glass, but it wouldn't hurt to have also. I will prolly need to use 1/8" cause 1/4 inch would be to thick I think. My TV comes out pretty far that is why I need smaller.
PS I did play a lot last night with no problems cause I wasn't waving my hand at the screen like an idiot anymore> I don't want to ruin my controls.
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on September 26, 2007, 01:19:38 pm ---Fozzy what I might do to fix this problem for me is try to find some lexan or some kind of glass protection to put in front of the screen. You think that would be good?
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Lexan would be a bad idea in this case... It'll store a lot of static charge... Use glass. Ideally the sort that has an anti static screen and a grounding wire. You can get them for computer monitors.... Not sure about the largest size you can get but that's at least one way to try. Also can't promise that this will cure your problem. The other thing to note is that an anti static screen glass that size will be expensive.
In fact it'd actually be cheaper just to replace the crappy TV set, that's causing the problem.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
rdowdy95:
This is the TV I am using. I have to keep it. It is too good to get rid of. I will get some Smoked Lexan and then do the copper wire earth grounded to the PSU around the bezel part.
That or just quit touching the screen while i am playing.
Also should I use solid coper wire??? For this thing around the TV screen?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7631226&type=product&id=1130986501338
Kevin Mullins:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on September 25, 2007, 07:29:18 pm ---Form a loop of bare copper wire.... run that right around the edge of your screen. In contact with the screen surface. Tape it on there if you have to. Connect that loop to the earth tag... This might help to prevent the excessive static build up your are suffering from as it will help to drain the static away from the screen.
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I was actually thinking of something similar to this as I was reading through the thread, but Fozzy already has the idea going.
Think of it as a sort of miniature lightning rod found on roof tops. (sorta)
The loop will pick up the static electricity as it developes and carry it away to the earth ground. And really I wouldn't think it would need to be a complete loop, just enough wire to poke up and be really close or touching the picture tube.
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on September 25, 2007, 02:03:55 pm ---Also one more thing what if I got a two to three pronged adapter to plug on to the two pronged TV plug.
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Those are usually found the other way around by the way.
They are designed to eliminate the ground prong.
Not what you need.
Earth Ground and Neutral are actually shared if you go all the way back to your breaker panel and trace them out.
The neutral is designed to run though whatever the appliance needs to make it function.
But the neutral side in your appliance is NOT a direct ground.
The earth ground is there for a direct route back to the breaker/fuse panel in case of a possible short circuit from the hot side.
More info on this: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question110.htm
Anyways...... to me it sounds as if "something" in the tv is not quite right. It should not develope THAT much static electricity on the tube face. Some is normal, but there should be some built in cicuit to remove most of that static buildup. Even a two pronged tv should have all this built into it's cicuitry.
Have you moved your cabinet recently? Bumped it around a bit?
Maybe the dag springs or braids have come loose inside from around the picture tube?
Something along those lines.
Anyone else have a thought on this idea?
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