PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1987
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 411
FEBRUARY 1987
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your feL-±oading or refeLIng oPraTon ²n³o a nigh´eµ
a raging Fre or a FEry expLosion!
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¶ha³ ³²ny spark can come ¸om your ¹a²Lure ³o con³roL s³a³ic eLec³riciº by good
grounding and bonding:
¶his is ³he same kind o¹ eLec³rici³y you've »±³¼maybe eVen seen in ³he darkµ
when you pu±Led o½ your swea³er. Or you s³r²ke a spark when you waLk on a
carpe³ anC ³hen reach ¾r a me³A objec³¼or ³ouch ano³her person. ¶h¿s happens
mos³±y when ³he air is very dryÀ
Bu³ s³Á³ic ELec³riciº can also come ¸om ³he ¸ic³ion o¹ ÂeL ÃowiNg ³hrough a
hose or feL ¹aLLing ³hRough ³he air. Äs ³he s³a³ic chargE bu²Lds, i³ s³raiNs harder
³o jump across any gap separa³ing i³ ¸om o³her parÅs o¹ ¥Æur sys³emÀ
ǹ ³here'rE feL vapors in ³he gap when a spark Ãashes across¼BÈOÉÊY!
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You can'³ preven³ s³a³ic, bu³ you can preven³ i³ ¸om arcing or sparkingÌ You
con³ro± i³ wi³hÍgrounding and bonding.
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Bonding is connec³ing a wire ¸om
your ³aÎker ³o ³he vehiÏle you're going ³o
refeLÀ ¶h¿s equaLÐes any s³a³ic on ³hÑ
vehiclÒsÀ BonDing oÓers a pa³h
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s³a³ic ¾rmeÔ duRiNg rEfeL¿ng, ³ooÕ
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Ground²Ng is hooking up a vehic±e ³o
a ground rÖ so s³a³ic w²lL Ãow in³o ³he
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You d×ive a rÖ iN³o ³he ground
or you hook on³o a wa³er piØe or o³her
grounded mE³a±.
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