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Offline Matt Botos

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Belt drive static discharge and why the E6/7 is 99.99% immune
« on: September 16, 2011, 10:43:20 PM »
First we must understand how the static charge is created. Read all about it at the link below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_generator

The E6/7 is immune to this because the boom is not insulated from the frames by plastic mounting. Essentially static never builds in the tail boom, it discharges immediately through metal pulleys and metal idlers. No ground wires are needed in this design.

Title changed for those people who get hit by lightning or win the lottery.

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Offline epc2

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Re: Belt drive static discharge and why the E6/7 is immune
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2011, 10:57:56 PM »
Awesome.
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Offline steffgiguere

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Re: Belt drive static discharge and why the E6/7 is immune
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2011, 06:35:11 AM »
I'm glad to hear this, because I was getting ready to install anti-static wires during my build. Another reason why Matt rocks.
« Last Edit: September 28, 2011, 05:30:36 PM by steffgiguere »
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Re: Belt drive static discharge and why the E6/7 is immune
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2011, 09:19:44 AM »
SWEEETT    8)
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Offline Jean-Luc Bolduc

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Re: Belt drive static discharge and why the E6/7 is immune
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2011, 12:11:38 PM »
Nice ! was also ready to install grounding wires.
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Offline Ross Lawton

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Re: Belt drive static discharge and why the E6/7 is 99.99% immune
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2011, 03:18:39 AM »
Quote from: Matt Botos on September 16, 2011, 10:43:20 PM
Title changed for those people who get hit by lightning or win the lottery.

^^ Quote of the day!!  ;D ;D
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Offline Kevin Feil

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Re: Belt drive static discharge and why the E6/7 is 99.99% immune
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2011, 05:49:09 AM »
Thank God! I have had my Fill of that Post!!!! Talk about beating a dead horse.

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