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Re: Solving static electricity problems by grounding the frame

no you cant ground your frame to your battery. there is a rule against this, and rightfully so. Remember ground is only ground when it really is ground (as in earth . . mostly) Ive personally measured a 3 volt potential between 2 "grounds" on the old 2006 batteries. If 2 robots were to come in to contact with each other even as little as 3 volts between their frames could be very bad.

I really hate to be a Debbie Downer on this subject.
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