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Re: possible solution to the static problem
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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri View Post
The FRP is non conducting, so there is no path from the robot to the ground while it is driving around. If you are driving full speed into a wall or airlock, there may not be enough contact with the carpet to discharge the build up into the ground before it contacts the field frame.
My thoughts as well. People were not reporting getting shocks when the robots were touched at the ends of the rounds. So any electrostatic charge that had built up was still there until grounded. The people on the FRP weren't grounded either.
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