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We've been having a lot of static electricity on digital prints lately. It happens during the winter months. I'm sick and tired of seeing a piece of hair flying between the print and laminate. Anybody have a solution to this problem?
I'll be grateful if you do.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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Bill, if you have a portable humidifier, try running it in the room where the printer and laminator are located.
Static electricity is a result of dry air which occurs naturaly during the winter. Humidifying the air will drastically reduce the problem.
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When I used to work at GE capital doing animation stuff, we used to spray the carpet of the computer room every morning to prevent static electricity with static guard. I was having similar issues today and am going to get some tomorrow.
-------------------- Bob Rochon Creative Signworks Millbury, MA 508-865-7330
"Life is Like an Echo, what you put out, comes back to you." Posts: 5149 | From: Millbury, Mass. U.S. | Registered: Nov 1998
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I use a swiffer duster while the print is going thru the laminator...the static that really kills me is when I put a laminated print back in the printer to cut...as soon as I touch that thing I get shocked every time!
-------------------- Karyn Bush Simply Not Ordinary, LLC Bartlett, NH 603-383-9955 www.snosigns.com info@snosigns.com Posts: 3516 | From: Bartlett, NH USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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Oh, we have that problem bad here. THere is so much static that just like Karyn said, when you put the laminated graphic back in the machine, it shocks so hard that you can actually see a little blue streak of electricity from my finger to machine. It has just started here in Ohio really bad with the winter weather, and we use a humidifier to help the situation. I also keep dryer sheets close and wipe things down with them.It seems to help a bit.
-------------------- Theresa N. Hoying Visual Concepts 130 South Lester Avenue Sidney, Ohio 45365 937.492.2110 Posts: 176 | From: Sidney, Ohio | Registered: Feb 2007
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I'm still confused on where the hair comes from...I have heard stringing Christmas tree tinsle across the printer or laminator helps, or at least looks festive.
-------------------- Tom & Kathy Durham House Springs, MO Posts: 654 | From: House Springs, MO | Registered: Apr 1999
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Here's a link to some static control brushes you can attach to the printer itself. Install them in close proximity but not touching the printed material and it will bleed the static off at the printer. Same idea as the Christmas tree tinsel.
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Take a damp wad of paper towel (not too wet) and pass OR wave over the area as close as possible without touching. I used this method sucessfully when pin stripeing Corvette's or lettering a plexiglas surface.
-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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