[Histonet] Static electricity Tip

[Jay Lundgren]

They sell industrial anti-static sprays, you spray the equipment, the
bottom of your shoes, and the floor.  They work.

http://www.amazon.com/ACL-Staticide-General-Purpose-Anti-Stat/dp/B00BR55KQ6/ref=zg_bs_3310249011_1

Also, you can ground your microtome to a pipe with a ground strap.

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Caroline Miller via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> 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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