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November 28th, 2021, 06:05 PM #1Senior Member
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I haven't seen this one before
Fellows, I've been using a small plastic funnel for about three years. The other day the powder started sticking to the sides of the funnel big time. I tried cleaning it with Dawn dish soap to no avail, it's sticking as bad as ever. Anybody got any hints about this, what do you use ?
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November 28th, 2021, 06:10 PM #2Grand Member
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Re: I haven't seen this one before
Low humidity and more static? Rub it with a drier sheet?
Or if you think the sticking is due to a residue try a drop of car polish and rub it in good. Then remove EVERY trace of it with multiple clean cloths.
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November 28th, 2021, 06:23 PM #3
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What delkal said, probably static.
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November 28th, 2021, 07:42 PM #4
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Humidity in the house is lower, static is building up. Wipe the OUTSIDE of the funnel with a dryer sheet, or invest in small metal funnels from a kitchen supply store or online.
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November 28th, 2021, 11:39 PM #5
Re: I haven't seen this one before
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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November 29th, 2021, 12:39 AM #6
Re: I haven't seen this one before
Ideally, yes, in an ESD sense as one would when working on electronics. However, practicality dictates in a reloading situation that because of the difference in capacitance in different materials in a given situation with given environmental conditions, grounding is not required and static charge dissipates through the path of least resistance over the surface of objects in its path to ground. When the humidity is at or below a certain %RH (which varies), it can be more dependent on the clothing worn by the person reloading and handling the plastic funnel, where the dry clothing fabrics are constantly supplying charge to the plastic funnel. Raising humidity or changing clothes to all cotton can make all the difference.
Wiping the exterior of polymer funnels and powder reservoirs with a dryer sheet dissipates charge quickly and powder doesn't cling. Using stainless or aluminum powder funnels eliminates the need for dryer sheets because charge tends not to build in the metal because it dissipates too quickly.
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November 29th, 2021, 04:13 AM #7
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November 29th, 2021, 06:16 AM #8Grand Member
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November 29th, 2021, 06:43 AM #9Grand Member
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Re: I haven't seen this one before
Use a USED dryer sheet.
And don't use plastic funnels and hoppers with black powder.
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November 29th, 2021, 09:28 PM #10Junior Member
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Re: I haven't seen this one before
Static. Wear jeans or cotton flannel instead of anything fleece, and kick off your crocs with the fur for flannel lined leather slippers instead. Yes, your clothing makes a huge difference this time of year.
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