How to win the battle against static electricity in a car and at home

How to remove static electricity

Static electricity arises from the inequality of charges (negative and positive) between two objects. When discharged, a spark arises. This process causes an irritant effect on the human body, sometimes quite noticeable.

How to minimize this shock? We must not forget and adhere to the following rules:

1. Limit contact between moving bodies. The body is a static charge collection point (initially blocked, with no exit), free electrons are collected. This is especially observed with friction (feet on the carpet, etc.).

2. Place a layer of cotton between materials prone to conduct static electricity. Paper, plastics, and synthetic materials are effective generators of static electricity, as well as the hair, clothes, and shoes of some manufacturers.

3. To walk on carpets, it is necessary to experiment with replacing the soles of slippers, apply antistatic agents to the carpets.

4. When you care for your hair, if possible, moisturize and use a hairdryer with a built-in ion emitter.

5. An important role in the occurrence of static electricity is played by air humidity.

6. In rooms with good insulation, using air conditioners and heating devices, as a rule, humidity is low, and the electrostatic effect is quite high.

It is necessary:

- install a humidifier

- hang a container of water near the heaters

- open windows for ventilation.

7. Static charges also accumulate in wires and cables of decent length, disconnected from the network and consumers.

8. When working with sensitive electronic components or with flammable volatile substances, static discharges can cause catastrophic malfunctions in electronic circuits and ignite combustible substances.

Precautions must be taken:

- For working with electronics, there are special bracelets that are worn on the wrist and connected to the grounded part of the device.

Attention! Do not wear bracelets when working with the cathode ray tubes of televisions and monitors.

- If you do not have any bracelets, then when working, for example, with a computer, you must not forget to constantly hold on or lean your hands open against the body of the system unit, which is the “ground” for you and the electronic components.

- Electrostatic processes are quite difficult to control, for this professional devices based on the use of alpha - emitting components containing Polonium have been created.

Advice:

- To reduce shock, touch the less sensitive back of your legs or arms.

- Use a spray bottle to moisten the air and carpeting.

- In order to safely remove the charge from the body, you need to pick up a metal object (a bunch of keys) and touch the grounded surface (pipes, heating radiator).

- Removing leg hair greatly reduces the occurrence of static electricity.

How to get out of a car without receiving a static discharge

There are simple ways to prevent these troubles:

1. Synthetic clothing is the first cause of static electricity.

2. The same can be said about shoes: beach slippers with salt water on the sole is a charge accumulator.

3. When you exit the car before you touch the ground, you must hold on to the body. Better yet, grab hold of the metal before you begin to climb from the car seat.

4. Use antistatic cuffs if possible.They provide grounding action.

Advice:

- When leaving the car, touch the glass - this will reduce the likelihood of a discharge.

- Use antistatic agents for car seats and rugs.

- You can also touch the keychain after exiting the car.

- Touch the back of your hand. It is less painful than fingers.

- Do not forget that the electrostatic charge ignites combustible materials, in particular gasoline.

Take seriously the destruction of static electricity in your car, as gas vapors are in close proximity (gas tank neck, gas station, canister in the garage). Be careful!