My son bought me a turbo for my dust collection. It works to separate dust and bigger
wood chips, but i noticed that in the turbo i have static-cling particles stick to the
inside of cone when shut off and particles don't seem to move thru freely when in use.
What can i do to the cone to stop this,
Could this static-cling cause a spark?
My son bought me a turbo for my dust collection. It works to separate dust and bigger
wood chips, but i noticed that in the turbo i have static-cling particles stick to the
inside of cone when shut off and particles don't seem to move thru freely when in use.
What can i do to the cone to stop this,
Could this static-cling cause a spark?
I say do nothing. The majority of the fine dust will move on and should cause no problems. It is possible to have a spark from static electricity, but it is just a bother, not anything to worry about. I get a bit of a shock during the winter when things are dry. I have learned to touch a wall or wooden table every now and again so I don't get the jolt when I touch metal. If I have misunderstood your concern, please let me know.
My son bought me a turbo for my dust collection. It works to separate dust and bigger
wood chips, but i noticed that in the turbo i have static-cling particles stick to the
inside of cone when shut off and particles don't seem to move thru freely when in use.
What can i do to the cone to stop this,
Could this static-cling cause a spark?
You could do nothing as ronwood72 indicated, once the static dissapates the particles will fall, but as you asked for what you can do to remove the static, a couple of mods may work.
The static build up
1. apply conductive tape to the Turbo and connect it to a ground point
2. Mask up an area and spray matalised paint in a similar manner.
3. fit a drain wire internally.
Is it dangerous or harnful ? well it depends what your doing if it causes a secondary injury (fall) or (untentionally engage rotating machinery) yes
If its just annoying, no, do the ronwood72 shuffle first!
Cause a fire again yes but highly unlikely, never heard of it happening in a DC yet but lets not be the first.
Your call
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