Handheld problem in NORDO plane

What's a static dissipation wire?

Jim


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Airframe static? Isn't that what they have the static dissipation
wires for? Just a WAG.

RST Engineering wrote:
What's a static dissipation wire?

Jim


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Airframe static? Isn't that what they have the static dissipation
wires for? Just a WAG.


It's the name I thought of late at night, for the wires that trail the
wings/elevators to dissipate static. People who know better probably
have a different name that more folks, also knowledgable, recognize
more quickly. Like I said, WAG. If I really knew what I was talking
about, I'da said so. big grin, late at night on Saturday

I'll be interested in the real cure, when the OP figures it out. I
learn a lot that way...

static wick. You can make one out of a solder lug, a high value resistor,
and a pinpoint for less than a penny if you google my KitPlanes article on
the subject.

However, for aircraft less than 200 knots cruise speed, it isn't a problem.

Jim



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RST Engineering wrote:
What's a static dissipation wire?

Jim


wrote in message
oups.com...


Airframe static? Isn't that what they have the static dissipation
wires for? Just a WAG.

RST Engineering wrote:

static wick. You can make one out of a solder lug, a high value resistor,
and a pinpoint for less than a penny if you google my KitPlanes article on
the subject.

However, for aircraft less than 200 knots cruise speed, it isn't a problem.

There are some occasions where it is. I flew my Skylane in cold, dry
snow once and got so much static that the comm radio was completely
useless. Installed the wicks a short time later and never had that
problem again.

The 182 is much slower than 200 knots and I never had a problem other
that in fairly dry (cold) snow.


Matt