Thread: Static on the HDPE
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Unread 10-03-2003, 10:12
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Re: Was Static a Problem at Regionals?
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Originally posted by petek
Or can we put this one to bed?
Did you read any of the above posts? There are literally dozens of unexplained robot resets and loss of signal conditions being reported from this weekend's competitions. We at team 111 believe at least some of these are probably due to static discharge. When we originally asked FIRST about this they basically brushed us off. Perhaps now that more teams are seeing similar problems they will reconsider.

By the way, there are products out there that could be used to treat the HDPE to lessen the static buildup. It's called staticide and it could be used to clean the HDPE periodically. So (in my mind) there is something that could be done about this by FIRST.