Phil: The ingredient common to most anti-stat formulations is virtually the same sort of ingredient in hair conditioners... (think that a hair conditioner really is noticeable because the hair does not build up a charge) and also fabric softeners. The ingredient is a surfactant (detergent) with a positive charge. My suspicion is that the better they work, the shorter the time they will work. In other words, the more effective a particular surfactant is at dissapating charge, the more readily it is removed. This is strictly FYI.. Rudy Sedlak RD Chemical Company Phil Nutting <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Has anybody used any of the available anti static sprays to reduce "static ticking" in a high voltage environment? On doing a web search I see there are many products on the market, but are these really for ESD control?. The question is, do I have to keep re-spraying the item to keep it functioning or is it a one time application? Thanks in advance. Phil Nutting Design for Manufacturing Engineer Kaiser Systems, Inc. 126 Sohier Road Beverly, MA 01915 voice: 978-922-9300 x1310 fax: 978-922-8374 e-mail: [log in to unmask] www.kaisersystems.com --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.