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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Mark,
The robot already is a capacitor and dragging a chain doesn't change that since the field is an insulator. Without knowing for sure, the drag chain and staticide that has been applied to the carpet and the software changes for the FMS have minimized if not eliminated the problem. I am personally going with a static buildup as robots depress the regolith over carpet while driving as the cause of a charge buildup that uses the robot as a discharge path when it crosses the boundary. The staticide fixes that, and the drag chain if it crosses, adds to the solution. Don't fight success.

Thanks! Like I said, I'm not an EE however your plain english explanation was a help.