Reduce static charges to improve weighing consistency

November 16th 2021. Improve Weighing Consistency through Reducing Static Charges. In winter, static electricity can cause problems when you throw your powder charges. Powder clumping can be caused by static electricity. This can cause powder kernels that stick to the surface of reloading parts. Sticky or clumpy powder can cause your charge weight to drop. These are two simple ways to reduce static electricity and improve consistency in your powder measurement. Ground Your Powder Measure — If your powder charges are being thrown in the fall or winter, and you have problems with sticking or bridging powder, a ground wire is recommended. Victor Johnson, Bullet-smith (Johnson Precision Bullets), tells us that he has a 25-foot length of small wire with alligator clips at each end. It’s so long that I can run it down the hall and to a water pipe. To keep it in the range box, use the wire tie from a breadbag to secure it in a small roll. Use a 6 when using it at the range. Use a 6″ nail from Lowe’s or the co-op and push it into the ground. Use Bounce Dryer Sheets – A quick use of the thin sheets in dryers will remove “static cling”. This will prevent plastic reloading parts such as powder throwers, powder funnels and reloading press guide from sticking to the ground. Doc76251 thanks for this tip. Reduce Electronic Scales’ drift with Anti-Static spray Reloading Tip from GS Arizona, Riflemans Journal. According to GS Arizona, reducing static charges around electronic scales can decrease their propensity for drifting and lessen the problem of “wandering 0”. Although it is not clear how static charges can affect scale performance, many shooters have noticed strange behavior from electronic scales. How can you reduce static charges around the digital balance? GS Arizona discovered a simple solution: an anti-static aerosol spray. It works, according to all indications. GS was skeptical when a fellow shooter suggested the spray-can solution. He tried the spray-can solution and was impressed that the scale maintained zero over time with less drift. GS explains that he used “Static Guard” spray to reduce the drifting zero of his Ohaus electronic scale. I’ve seen dozens of posts on forums about drift and how it can be minimized, so I know that this problem isn’t just limited to my scale. John Lowther suggested that anti-static spray could be used to solve the drift problem. John stated that spray had almost eliminated drift for him. GS discovered that the Static Guard actually worked. “The spray works great, just like John said it would. I spray everything I touch with my hands and arms, including the pan (top and base), the metal tray that holds the pan and the table beneath the scale. After six months of using the spray, I have re-applied it approximately two to three times. It is not something you should do every time you load. It used to be common for me to re-zero my scale 10 times during loading 72 rounds. Now it might only need it once per session.
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