Just a note. I often wear nitrile gloves when reloading because I can get a surer grip on cases, bullets, powder tray, etc, to reduce the risk of something slipping/dropping. I noticed when weighing powder wearing the nitrile gloves that when I got my hands close to open the windshield to grab the filled weighing tray that the grain readout increased by maybe .1 to.3 grains. Initially I thought this was due to the windshield door swinging open. However, when I removed the gloves this problem did not occur. I will probably try antistatic dryer sheets to wipe on my gloves and see if this eliminates the problem. Thought you all might want to know. All comments are welcome.
Static from nitrile gloves seem to be affecting Charge Master 1500 readings
- Thread starter Cassidy
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I bought a clear top for my FX120 balance from area 419 that arrived with a peel off protective coating, placing the top on the windshield I noticed immediately that the balance display became very erratic. ( it went ape sh#t) might be a term some would use. Assuming it was caused by left over static from the peel off coating , my solution was to wipe the cover thoroughly with an eye glass lens cleaner cloth.
So a similar report of static from the gloves does not surprise me at all.
So a similar report of static from the gloves does not surprise me at all.
Metal cased power tools used to have a 3 prong cord so a ground was assured. I used to shoot with an engineer that hooked his chargemaster up with a make shift ground wire and attached it to the ground wire in the electrical outlet. he claimed it made a lot of problems with the chargemaster go away.
Many plastics retain electrical charge; ideally the makers of products like reloading gear would be aware of this, pick different plastics, but they seem to not be.
Anti-static sprays, silicone spray, or even just wipe with dryer sheets (same principle so same chemicals as removing static from clothes).
You can also ground plastic parts. There are even grounding tapes to make it more effective (and less destructive than poking holes to attach wires) but this gets a bit industrial and it can be hard to find the best stuff in small quantities.
Make sure the household ground IS. MANY are not well done, are adding charge to the system instead or don't ground to anything, so you may need a separate or local ground wire to a dedicated ground rod.
Anti-static sprays, silicone spray, or even just wipe with dryer sheets (same principle so same chemicals as removing static from clothes).
You can also ground plastic parts. There are even grounding tapes to make it more effective (and less destructive than poking holes to attach wires) but this gets a bit industrial and it can be hard to find the best stuff in small quantities.
Make sure the household ground IS. MANY are not well done, are adding charge to the system instead or don't ground to anything, so you may need a separate or local ground wire to a dedicated ground rod.
Coyotefurharvester
Silver $$ Contributor
If not bare foot, leather soles before rubber. Wear natural fiber clothes. A grounding strap if you have having a continuous build up issue.
No reason to wear gloves. Reloading for 50 years and never dropped anything. OCD
rust prevention is my reason, i wear nitrile gloves 99% of the time and i have never had any static issues, weird. My RH hovers around 40-45%. Could be a different story out west where RH approaches 0%.
I did work in a hospital for 11 years as a nurse where it was quite dry and never noticed even a trace of static charge buildup.
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The nitrile gloves probably stops the static build up to equalise between you and the scale everytime you touch the pan.
Keep relative humidity above 45%, make sure your plastic funnel and powder hopper is nicely covered with graphite dust and don't wipe anything down with a clean, dry cloth.
The barefoot suggestion is great provided the scale is not isolated from earth.
Keep relative humidity above 45%, make sure your plastic funnel and powder hopper is nicely covered with graphite dust and don't wipe anything down with a clean, dry cloth.
The barefoot suggestion is great provided the scale is not isolated from earth.
Here's a video of the effect of nitrile gloves I was wearing today while reloading cases with 34.5 grain loads (the CM 1500 was set to deliver 34.5 grains). On the video you can see the LED screen finishes the load at 34.5 gr in the tray and as I barely touch the windshield to open it, you can see the LED screen readout gradually/fairly quickly increased by a few tenths of a grains (up to about 34.9 gr), and when I withdrew my nitrile gloved hands from the windshield the screen readout went back to 34.5 grains. This did not happen when I took off the gloves and used my bare hands; the readout read 34.5 gr throughout, and it seemed like there were fewer overcharges using my bare hands in the process. Thought you might want to see this.
Also, after the load (34.5gr) is thrown and in the tray, my CM 1500 grain reading increases a few tenths of a grain (beyond 34.5) as I swing the windshield all the way open to the left (my left); not sure why. I think I can get accurate readings after the CM beeps after each charge before I touch to open the windshield.
Sorry, guys, I tried but was unable to upload the 9 sec video (1.5 MBs); apparently it is too large to attach.
Also, after the load (34.5gr) is thrown and in the tray, my CM 1500 grain reading increases a few tenths of a grain (beyond 34.5) as I swing the windshield all the way open to the left (my left); not sure why. I think I can get accurate readings after the CM beeps after each charge before I touch to open the windshield.
Sorry, guys, I tried but was unable to upload the 9 sec video (1.5 MBs); apparently it is too large to attach.
Looks like the answer is to ditch the gloves.
No gloves, but I used to do laundry when I felt the need to step away from loading . Head clearing and retrospection time. After folding clothes, I walked up to my bench. Scale is about belly level. Scale fluctuated 1 to 3 thou grains empty. No more laundry, and I rub my shirt front and sleeves with dryer sheets.
Certain shoes are bad for static. Try it barefoot and see if the same happens.
bozo699
Gold $$ Contributor
Exactly!…. Why on Gods green earth would you wear gloves for light duty work like reloading?…
Wayne
Get yourself a wrist anti static band of Amazon, about $10.
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