Static Cling??

[Rickertsen2]

Originally Posted by Eldarion

The only problem I could think of is that the balls themselves are pretty nice charge carriers, such that the robot, even while equalized internally, would develop an overall charge. The same would hold true with the balls.

Then again, maybe this is only if a team is shooting a lot of balls!

Well with the option of grounding to the floor it shouldn't matter if you are loosing charge on balls. The charge will be replenished from ground. If you can at least ground to the frame, you spread the charge defecit over a larger area. Pour water in a thin glass, its going to fill up pretty high. Pour the same water in a wide cookie pan and it will end up much shallower.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by orelinde

okay we run the robot. and then afterwards we get zapped everytime we touch something around the robot. we did use carpets as conveyor belt. and the wiring has been carefully checked and rechecked. the grounding multiple checks on it. i can walk by and then touch metal and get zapped every time. What can we do to stop this from happening or is this normal?

What Worcester are you located in?? Worcester, MA?

[gondorf]

team 1733 is located in worcester mass yes