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Posted: 2/8/2010 7:46:51 AM EDT
| I'm eventually going to start reloading when the funds are available, I've already got some powder, primers, brass. But I just moved into a house with one of my friends and the static electricity is crazy. If I pet the cats you can hear the static, and then touching their nose or something usually always results in a pretty big "shock". So it has me a bit concerned, is it something I should worry about? Anything to do to avoid it while reloading? |
| Well, you live in the Northeast, and its wintertime, so humidity is way down. Static has always been a problem for me too in VT during the winter. I haven't had any issue with it at the reloading bench, but the key (as with working with electronics) is to ground yourself by touching something to discharge your static charge before working. Movement will inevitably build up a charge, but if you periodically touch something that's grounded, it shouldn't become a problem where you zap a primer and cause it to pop. Also, being mindful of what you wear will have an impact on how much static you build up. Throw an extra drier sheet in with your laundry during the winter. Deploying a humidifier to keep humidity at a reasonable level in the winter is a good idea also, for many reasons above and beyond reducing static. Honestly, I'm not even sure how much of a danger static discharge poses to smokeless powders and modern primers. I know its very bad around black powder. In any case, I think it's something to avoid as much as possible. |
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Take a normal spray bottle and fill it with water and a little fabric softener and give yourself a good misting over all of you clothing before you start.
If you are on carpet treat the carpet as well. The humidifier mentioned before is probably your real fix however. |
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