Mainly IBM 3800 Laser printers. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 johnferrell@earthlink.net Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Adam Davis" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:45 PM Subject: Re: Dealing with static buildup > MICR Toner? > > Just curious... > > -Adam > > John Ferrell wrote: > > >A bare, spiral wire inside the tube, grounded at both ends works well. > >If you vacuum sweep up spilled iron toner beads without this you will see a > >lot of BIG arcs! > >John Ferrell > >6241 Phillippi Rd > >Julian NC 27283 > >Phone: (336)685-9606 > >johnferrell@earthlink.net > >Dixie Competition Products > >NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW > >"My Competition is Not My Enemy" > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Pearson" > >To: > >Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:29 PM > >Subject: [EE]: Dealing with static buildup > > > > > >I am measuring air pressures inside of plastic tubing with a battery powered > >microcontroller. Since the air is moving, it builds a static charge on the > >plasic tubing. My plastic pressure sensors (Motorola MPX) are connected to > >the tubing with vinyl tubing. I am wondering if there is a need to supply a > >discharge path for static buildup. I was thinking of some metal couplers on > >the plastic tubing, grounded with a wire to some ground point, like a water > >pipe. But perhaps I could just ground to the negative battery terminal? > > > >Thanks > > > >John > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > >(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > >(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics