[Histonet] Static electricity Tip

[Caroline Miller]

There is also this thing, that works pretty well, made for record players:

http://www.needledoctor.com/Milty-Zerostat-Gun

mills

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Logan, Shannon via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Glad to see this post....I also use the dryer balls too (two tennis balls)
> and it helps greatly!! No more static and cutting
> is much more "tame".
> Not to mention that it is healthier because dryer sheets are full of
> chemicals and toxins.
> Have a good one...
>
>
> Shannon H. Logan B.S.  HTL (ASCP)
> Pathology Dept.
> Bellin Health
> 744 S Webster Ave
> Green Bay, WI 54305
> 920-433-3653
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cassie P. Davis via Histonet [mailto:
> histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 6:29 AM
> To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Static electricity Tip
>
> I cannot be the only histology tech that had a problem with static
> electricity so I am sharing my recent find.
>
> In the past I had tried extra fabric softener, dryer sheets at microtomy,
> wool balls in my dryer with my uniforms, any suggestions, I tried with
> little to no success. The recent try was a large ball of aluminum foil
> (size of a baseball) in the dryer instead for dryer sheets or dryer ball
> with my uniforms (thank you YOUTUBE) and much to my surprise this was the
> first time I was able to go through work without my lab coat or microtomy
> sections sticking to me. Yes, you can reuse it and yes, it does make a
> thudding sound in the dryer that might drive some crazy but no where near
> as crazy as the static at microtomy.
>
>
> Cassandra Davis
> Histology Technician
> Anatomical Pathology Laboratory
> Saint Francis Healthcare
> 701 N. Clayton Street
> Wilmington,DE 19805
> Office:  302-575-8095
> Email:  CDavis at che-east.org<mailto:n at che-east.org>
> www.saintfrancishealthcare.org
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