[AT] Discharge Chains

[Henry Miller]

Won't male any difference to lightning. Remember, lightning has already traveled a mile or more through the air, nothing you can do in a few feet will stop it. All you can do is provide a better path than you to ground. Metal car bodies are ideal as the lightning can travel around you and then jump the last few inches to the ground. 

I don't put much faith in tires as a discharge path for static buildup. It probably doesn't matter much while the truck is moving though. Static electricity is on the outside and anything flammable is inside. It is only when loading or unloading that you need to worry, as that is when the contents are on the outside for a moment. So connect the ground wire.


On March 31, 2016 11:33:43 PM CDT, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:
>On 3/31/2016 10:51 AM, Ray Trimble wrote:
>> Growing up in Northern Louisiana in the early 50's I would see trucks
>dragging a chain with sparks flying, Dad said that this was to keep a
>static charge from building up. What has been done to eliminate the
>need for these?
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>Probably something to do with preventing static electricity build up. 
>I've tried it with the combine when harvesting. The theory being that
>the straw passing through the moving parts of the combine builds up 
>static electricity and it causes dust to stick to the machine and
>windows. I can't say for sure if it helps all that much.
>Not sure if it would be such a good thing during a lightning storm.
>
>Ralph in Sask.
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