How do you eliminate electrostatic discharge while using your electronic scales? Do any of you use special grounded mats? Or occasionally touch something made of metal?
Eliminating ESD while using electronic scale
- Thread starter Gil P.
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First off, as reloaders, we most likely don't have our equipment in a controlled environment, so static happens. I've read all kinds of claims, one was some type of ferrule that magically made a chargemaster accurate every time to .02gr. Not possible, get some dryers sheets, used are fine, wipe it down once week, or static guard on a soft cloth. And then calibrate often, pay attn. to drift, know your pan weight, when removed needs to read - whatever it weighs.
There are some things that help I'm sure, but diligence with a bounce sheet will really do wonders.
There are some things that help I'm sure, but diligence with a bounce sheet will really do wonders.
I use only metal powder pans for weighing on my A&D FX120. I also use the dryer sheets to control static and it really does help.
So do you just wipe the pan nd unit down? I have a Gempro that can wander a bit...sometimes tits on for days, sometimes not. Same place on bench, not near flourescents, not plugged in with anything else batteries replaced on a regular basis etc...
The Gempro lasted about two days on my bench before it got the boot. Never got it to stabilize with any trick.
Thanks for the tips guys. I ordered an anti static floor mat that can be grounded, my bench is on a carpet floor. Not long ago, I ruined a gempro 250 by accidentally shocking it. I'm glad it's gone though, I went through 2 or 3 of them. Sometimes they would work well, sometimes not. I just got a Lyman gen 6, works great, it agrees with my rcbs 505, dispenses powder perfectly.
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