We've been having a lot of static electricity on digital prints lately. It happens during the winter months. I'm sick and tired of seeing a piece of hair flying between the print and laminate. Anybody have a solution to this problem?
I'll be grateful if you do.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Bill, if you have a portable humidifier, try running it in the room where the printer and laminator are located.
Static electricity is a result of dry air which occurs naturaly during the winter. Humidifying the air will drastically reduce the problem.
[ December 09, 2010, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Dave Grundy ]
Posted by Bruce Brickman (Member # 8180) on :
What Dave said.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
When I used to work at GE capital doing animation stuff, we used to spray the carpet of the computer room every morning to prevent static electricity with static guard. I was having similar issues today and am going to get some tomorrow.
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
thanks all, I think I'll try Bob's method with the static guard.
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
I use a swiffer duster while the print is going thru the laminator...the static that really kills me is when I put a laminated print back in the printer to cut...as soon as I touch that thing I get shocked every time!
Posted by Mike Faig (Member # 6104) on :
Humidity is the key.
Posted by Theresa Hoying (Member # 7330) on :
Oh, we have that problem bad here. THere is so much static that just like Karyn said, when you put the laminated graphic back in the machine, it shocks so hard that you can actually see a little blue streak of electricity from my finger to machine. It has just started here in Ohio really bad with the winter weather, and we use a humidifier to help the situation. I also keep dryer sheets close and wipe things down with them.It seems to help a bit.
Posted by Tom & Kathy Durham (Member # 776) on :
I'm still confused on where the hair comes from...I have heard stringing Christmas tree tinsle across the printer or laminator helps, or at least looks festive.
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
It'll make you pee your pants first thing in the morning with a bladder full of coffee hahaha.
It's a shocking experience.
Posted by Marilin Armeneau (Member # 12803) on :
I've never used one of these (ionizing anti-static gun) but apparently they're quite effective.
Dan
Posted by Latigo St.Marie (Member # 5014) on :
We do what Dave does. Its a Kenmore 6 gallon humidifier with a humidistat/hygrometer we set at 55%. No more static problems.
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Here's a link to some static control brushes you can attach to the printer itself. Install them in close proximity but not touching the printed material and it will bleed the static off at the printer. Same idea as the Christmas tree tinsel.
I thought that Christams tree tinsel was used for cutting hinges off jail doors. Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
Take a damp wad of paper towel (not too wet) and pass OR wave over the area as close as possible without touching. I used this method sucessfully when pin stripeing Corvette's or lettering a plexiglas surface.
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