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Ed Boysun
Posted 8/16/2006 09:24 (#36236 - in reply to #36190)
Subject: Re: Combine static discharge . . .



Agent Orange: Friendly fire that keeps on burning.

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As for the static issue & combines: It's a pretty widely held belief that static buildup on a combine will charge the machine enough to cause dust to stick to the cab windows and make it miserable to see where you're going or what you're doing. Some also believe that static discharge sparks could be a cause of fires on the combine.

One of the proposed solutions to the above is to drag a chain between frame and ground, because the belief is that the tires insulate the machine from ground and prevent static discharge. Jon & I both farm where it can get above 100° F with humidity levels less than 5% during harvest. Like Jon, I have also drug a length of worn out SS roller chain and found that it made no difference. The conductivity that my combine tires exhibit, pretty much shows me why the chain didn't work "here".

Now as to the price of tea in China: Don't know? Does it trade on CBOT?

Have a good one Laughing

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