Static Electricity
03-29-2002, 01:52 PM
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Static Electricity
Has there been anything written, discussed, etc. concerning the effects of static electricity on r/c aircraft in flight? I can't help but wonder if some of the twitches we see in our planes are due not to a faulty TX or RX but rather, to S.E. Let's take as an example a plane where a servo or two are exposed to the slipstream; would the friction of air against its surfaces...or along the great expanse of skin, cause a static charge build-up which would result in a servo twitch. How about S.E. being carried out to the RX antenna, the end of which is dangling out there in the stream...like the little rope-like devices we see on full scale a/c wings to shed static charges? Whatta you guys think?
03-29-2002, 05:31 PM
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Static Electricity
Skyflyer, don't worry about static electricity on your plane in flight, highly unlikely. You do need to worry about any metal to metal contacts on your plane though. If you have a metal throttle attachment and try to use a z-bend or metal clevis, this could cause a big problem. Any flying wires etc. that vibrate at the connections can also cause interferance. Any place metal touches metal, be sure it is dogged down tight with no slop or play.
