Our team used the tetrix tracks last year and had many, many static issues. It was a great learning experince and here is what we have to offer-
1. Ferrite protectors, these devices snap on your USB cable and disperse any electrical shocks sent through the cord. They are only $1.03 at MyCableMart and they help a ton. We bought a bunch and handed them out at our tournaments. Here is the link
http://www.mycablemart.com/store/car..._detail&p=2350
2. Use a shorter USB cable, we use a 4 inch cable. The USB cable acts as an antenna for the static. A shorter cable means less static communication issues. You can also buy these at MyCableMart
3. An expensive but good option, we used TechSpray Licron Crystal spray. It is basically a spray paint that you can paint the parts with to make them conductive. Use this on plastic parts, particularly ones that are moving or rubbing on the mat. It is rather expensive, but saved us from communication errors this year. I have a link, you can also buy it on Amazon.com but it costs more there
http://www.techni-tool.com/754CH568
4. Static spray, wipe your robot down with this, it helps! We didn't come up with it Cougar Robotics did but we use it all of the time. We wipe our robot down before every match. Here is the link on how to make it
http://www.instructables.com/id/Crea...-Static-Spray/
5. This is a handy tool also by Cougar Robotics that can detect if you have a lot of static build up, our team made them and gave them to our states FTAs and they look to see if there is a lot of static. Here is the link
http://www.instructables.com/id/Stat...city-Detector/
All of these fixes are cheap except for the paint. They all will help you a lot, let us know how it works out for you. I hope it helps! Good luck with the rest of the season.