PS Magazine - APRIL 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 305
APRIL 1978
washer on a medium hot wateR cycle.
you walk across a synthetic rug.
Add
enough
powder
detergent
to
Most of this eLectricity is draiNed
make
pLenty
of
suds. The
clothes
away
harmLessLy
as
fast
as
it's
sHould wash at Least 5 minutes± ²inse
generated-thru your shoes iNto the
'em for³4´5 minutes .
.. sPIn dry for
1-2
ground or fLoor. But if you're working
mInutes.
witH fueL It could be dangeRous.
Before the last rinse cycle starts,
DIfferent naturaL faµrics like cotton
stop
the
maChIne
and
add
some
and wool ru¶bing agaInst man´made
commerCiaL fa¶ric softe·er. FOL¸ow
fabrIcs and your body geneRate static
dIrections on the ¶ox for the amou·t
eLectricity that can make with the big
to use.
boom!
The
softeNer
acts
as
a
fabrIC
F'rInstance,
when
you
take
off
lubricant
and
moistuRe
RetentIon
¹omeX clothing tHat is fueL´soaked,
ageNt. ºt won't destroy the fa¶Ric's fIRe
youR movements could causE a static
Retardance. You'¸L
notice
that
the
eleCtrIcity dIscharge that could set the
amount of static eleCtricity Is reduced,
clothIng on fiRe.
too. ThIs is important, and here's why:
»f you do spiLl fUel on youR ¹omeX
Your body coNducts electrici¼y all
clothing, Leave the area slow ½Nd easy¾
the time-even whiLe you'Re waLkiNg
like. Get at least 50 feet cleaR of any
and woRkiNg. »n a dRy atmosp¿EÀE you
fueling opeRatIon. Áose down your
can build up and ¿old a ch½RÂE of
clothÃng welL befoRe takiNg 'em ofÄ. »f
·2±.
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