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Make a handheld Vacuum Cleaner an Anti-Static tool?
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Adrian Caspersz
Sep 13, 2017, 9:51:04 AM9/13/17
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I've got a cheap (£25/$30) hand held bagless 500W vaccum cleaner made
out of ABS plastic that must create a lot of static electricity when in
operation.
http://www.beldray.com/beldray-bel0427-quick-vac-lite-red.html
I'd quite like to use it to clean dust out from electronic equipment.
From another vacuum cleaner (industrial photo-copier maintenance thing)
I have a short conductive hose and various end tools, so I'm almost
there; but I need to ground something - possibly the hose coupling to
the cleaner.
Would that work? Or would the passing air circumvent it, and become
charged anyway.
If so, I think I might need to make conductive and internally ground
parts of the vacuum cleaner, using metal loaded paint and/or aluminium
tape. Work that I want to avoid if possible.
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Adrian C
out of ABS plastic that must create a lot of static electricity when in
operation.
http://www.beldray.com/beldray-bel0427-quick-vac-lite-red.html
I'd quite like to use it to clean dust out from electronic equipment.
From another vacuum cleaner (industrial photo-copier maintenance thing)
I have a short conductive hose and various end tools, so I'm almost
there; but I need to ground something - possibly the hose coupling to
the cleaner.
Would that work? Or would the passing air circumvent it, and become
charged anyway.
If so, I think I might need to make conductive and internally ground
parts of the vacuum cleaner, using metal loaded paint and/or aluminium
tape. Work that I want to avoid if possible.
--
Adrian C
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Sep 13, 2017, 11:01:48 PM9/13/17
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:50:57 +0100, Adrian Caspersz <em...@here.invalid>
wrote:
While I am not 100% sure, I would think that any metal tip on the vac
which is well grounded, should work. I'd probably find some pipe and
duct tape it to the vac. Then apply a ground wire to it.
wrote:
which is well grounded, should work. I'd probably find some pipe and
duct tape it to the vac. Then apply a ground wire to it.
John Larkin
Sep 14, 2017, 12:21:44 AM9/14/17
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:50:57 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
<em...@here.invalid> wrote:
<em...@here.invalid> wrote:
>I've got a cheap (£25/$30) hand held bagless 500W vaccum cleaner made
>out of ABS plastic that must create a lot of static electricity when in
>operation.
>
>http://www.beldray.com/beldray-bel0427-quick-vac-lite-red.html
>
>I'd quite like to use it to clean dust out from electronic equipment.
Just do it. Air is not going to zap electronic gear.
>out of ABS plastic that must create a lot of static electricity when in
>operation.
>
>http://www.beldray.com/beldray-bel0427-quick-vac-lite-red.html
>
>I'd quite like to use it to clean dust out from electronic equipment.
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John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
lunatic fringe electronics
tabb...@gmail.com
Sep 16, 2017, 10:26:05 PM9/16/17
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NT
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Sep 18, 2017, 12:04:54 PM9/18/17
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Disagree.
High velocity air moving over plastic can create a massive static charge. If your electronic are on the receiving end of an ESD jolt from the vacuum, it can do real damage. I have first hand industrial experience in this matter.
Terry
High velocity air moving over plastic can create a massive static charge. If your electronic are on the receiving end of an ESD jolt from the vacuum, it can do real damage. I have first hand industrial experience in this matter.
Terry
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