[FTC]: Static issues. Solutions?

[MattRain]

Originally Posted by maths222

By the way, talk to your state FTA's/affiliate partners and ask if they are using any sort of anti-static spray-it is currently recommended but not required by FIRST, but it definitely seems to help. Anti-static spray on your robot may help, but a USB surge protector is more helpful.

If you have any questions/concerns, ask!

I know AZ is using it, as we ran the first qualifier at our school this year.

We have both the surge protector and the choke on both of our robots. We have followed all of the items from the wiring guide as well, with insolated electronics on the robot, the only place we see a shock is when it comes to the tetrix encoders. We can watch it shock and re-start the last case/step in the autonomous programming. We were wondering if any other teams have seen a problem like this...

I hope FTC will go back to using wooden elements. These metal elements are just a pain. This is really the first year that we have had a problem with static discharge.

Do you guys know where exactly it says that you cant have the wire dragging, just for my reference when my other mentors ask?