That pesky static electricity

[Alon]

I am a beginner reloader and got the Hornady single stage press kit that comes with a plastic funnel to drop the powder in.
I am getting a lot of powder kernels stuck to the funnel walls due to static electricity. I tried several methods to attempt to neutralize the static to no avail.
Any suggestions on effective ways to keep the powder from sticking would be greatly appreciated.

 

[yomomma]

Dryer sheets usually work well.

If you have a compressor I have an ion generator

 

[new210/22]

Unscented dryer sheets, wipe everything down with them. Has always worked for me.

 

[Lead hammer]

Don’t wear static prone clothing.

 

[Arctic]

Wet it, apply a couple drops of dish soap and rub it around the funnel, let air dry and no more static!

 

[Alon]

Thank you all very much

 

[sixp5]

Something that needs to be said here is be very careful if your humidity is low the static can cause primers to ignite, if you have a tube of primers in your hand it can cause terrible injuries.

 

[BattleRife]

Something that needs to be said here is be very careful if your humidity is low the static can cause primers to ignite,

Never heard that one before.

 

[B]

Something that needs to be said here is be very careful if your humidity is low the static can cause primers to ignite, if you have a tube of primers in your hand it can cause terrible injuries.

Given the required initiation energy of even a sensitive mix of compound that is extremely unlikely.

 

[Reeferman]

Get you some powder graphite and spray some on the inside of the plastic and cycle the powder drop. Keeps static down and lubes the drum. You can reuse it also. Don’t worry about any being left in after cycling as the tiny amount just mixes with the powder.

 

[I Dont Care About You]

Something that needs to be said here is be very careful if your humidity is low the static can cause primers to ignite, if you have a tube of primers in your hand it can cause terrible injuries.

Yea, I HIGHLY doubt that. IF it had happened, we'd all have heard about it.

 

[Hitzy]

Dryer sheets...x4

 

[Archer Sam]

Something that needs to be said here is be very careful if your humidity is low the static can cause primers to ignite, if you have a tube of primers in your hand it can cause terrible injuries.

That's a new one after 40 years of loading.

 

[sixp5]

That's a new one after 40 years of loading.

Something that should be heeded by handloaders.

Remember the Etronx ignition system?

 

[B]

Something that should be heeded by handloaders.

Remember the Etronx ignition system?

What does a priming system engineered specifically around the use of a capacitor to initiate the primer have to do with static setting off standard primers?

 

[recce]

Static electricity is listed as a safety issue with primers by SAAMI. Low humidity is not specifically mentioned, but we all know that it does increase the potential for static electricity.

https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Info-Doc-Primers-11-8-2022.pdf

 

[B]

Possible and likely are not the same.

To the OP, of you just run a bunch of powder through your funnel it should stop. There is graphite coating the powder so after some contact the problem goes away, at least it always has for me.

 

[migrant hunter]

Even used dryer sheets work, I've been wiping funnels with them for years. The dry climate here causes a lot of static, never heard of anyone having an explosion.

 

[hsatimmy]

Ground the metal parts to a receptacle box.

 

[bertn]

Ground the metal parts to a receptacle box.

OP mentioned a plastic funnel