After reading several articles on small shops & static I am not
much worried about an explosion, but I have gotten zapped pretty
badly by bumping against my 4" plastic dust collector hose a few times.
(mainly during the winter when it is dry.)
I discovered I needed to add a ground jumper between the wire in the
plastic hose and the dust collector case which was painted so well it
insulated the hose joint.
I know its not possible to ground PVC - just adding grounding wires only
provides a shorter distance for the static spark to go. What kind of problems
have any of you had with PVC with getting zapped and dust on the piping
due to static cling?
How much trouble should I expect to have to go to if I usee PVC vs metal?
I wouldn't expect metal piping to have either problem if the connections a re solid
and grounded well at one end.
I was wondering about the best type of places to look for 6" PVC. The big box
stores around me (NE Atlanta area) have 4" S&D, but the only 6" I see is
the heaver green stuff or sched 40. Any suggestions on what to ask for and
where to look?
much worried about an explosion, but I have gotten zapped pretty
badly by bumping against my 4" plastic dust collector hose a few times.
(mainly during the winter when it is dry.)
I discovered I needed to add a ground jumper between the wire in the
plastic hose and the dust collector case which was painted so well it
insulated the hose joint.
I know its not possible to ground PVC - just adding grounding wires only
provides a shorter distance for the static spark to go. What kind of problems
have any of you had with PVC with getting zapped and dust on the piping
due to static cling?
How much trouble should I expect to have to go to if I usee PVC vs metal?
I wouldn't expect metal piping to have either problem if the connections a re solid
and grounded well at one end.
I was wondering about the best type of places to look for 6" PVC. The big box
stores around me (NE Atlanta area) have 4" S&D, but the only 6" I see is
the heaver green stuff or sched 40. Any suggestions on what to ask for and
where to look?