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Re: Static - cannot really set off BP
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 04:45:24 AM »
Since it is primarily carbon, black powder is extremely conductive. It doesn't build heat as electricity passes through it. The container it is in, however, might be another matter...

Funny thing about static cling in powder measures, the smokeless powders generate static and stick to the powder hopper. Black powder doesn't do that, and is actually easier to deal with than smokeless. I know the measure makers say you need to use their special measures for black but I have been using regular Redding measures for maybe 30 years now and they always work great. They just don't work with Fg - too coarse, so I use a Belding & Mull measure for that. 
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Re: Static - cannot really set off BP
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 12:06:01 PM »
In a pile you are correct, throw it up in the air and let some dust settle and it can be..  Static electricity is one of the number one reasons powder manufacturing facilities have blown up through the years.  Even flour can be volatile when in a cloud form.  ;)
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Re: Static - cannot really set off BP
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 12:23:13 PM »
It's coated with graphite which also makes it conductive which bleeds off static.
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