Vacuum cleaner modifications leading to reduced ESD hazards

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10148472· OSTI ID:10148472

Jones, R D; Chen, K C; Holmes, S W

After a series of meetings held in response to an Unsatisfactory Report on the use of vacuum cleaners, an experimental study of commonly available vacuum cleaners was conducted. The object of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the cleaners as electrostatic generators. The electrical charges generated by the machine can inadvertently be transferred in normal operations to electroexplosive devices (EEDs), thereby creating a potentially hazardous situation. In the course of this study, it was determined that many inexpensive commercial cleaners could be used safely providing certain modifications were made. Details of the required modification and rationale for the modification are presented in this report.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 10148472
• Report Number(s): SAND-94-0525; ON: DE94011410; BR: GB0103012
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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