[Mike Betts]

All,

I'm not saying we don't have a static problem. I'm suggesting that some people are jumping to conclusions here and what we need is some level thinking...

I found Steve's post about his team's roller system most illuminating...

I also agree with Gary and Tom that we are not getting the complaints of static from the robot operators and field reset crews that we did in 2004 ( http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27912, http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27914, et cetera).

Also, It would not appear that the floor and wheel material are far enough apart on the triboelectric series to be effective as static generators. Although I'd love to hear the input of a materials engineer on this...

On a slightly deviant note, it is interesting that we are reporting problems when tethered on the practice field. My team also runs untethered at the school... If this is true, I would think that this scenario (running tethered) should be reproducible in any of our classrooms when we are practicing.

I plan to look into this last point tomorrow...

Regards,

Mike