Static charge on pan, powder sticking.

[Randy Bohannon]

Have you recently washed or wiped the pan?

[Ruger_shooter]

Have you recently washed or wiped the pan?

No brand new out of the box.

[Randy Bohannon]

Ah right, I found I put a static charge on a pan by washing it and then rubbing it dry.

Letting it dry naturally solved the problem.

Try washing it in a grounded metal sink and then air drying.

[Turnup]

We used to have problems with static charges building up on the bed of a plotter. Thoroughly washing it in fabric conditioner (or failing that hand soap) and air drying leaves a slightly conductive coating which dissipates the charge. It's worth a try.

[Ruger_shooter]

Ah right, I found I put a static charge on a pan by washing it and then rubbing it dry.

Letting it dry naturally solved the problem.

Try washing it in a grounded metal sink and then air drying.

We used to have problems with static charges building up on the bed of a plotter. Thoroughly washing it in fabric conditioner (or failing that hand soap) and air drying leaves a slightly conductive coating which dissipates the charge. It's worth a try.

Thanks gentlemen. Will try these suggestions.

[angrybear]

Or just earth it

Could be that the new one has got rubber feet that insulate it &/or a plastic link insulating the pan itself.

[Turnup]

Earthing will do nothing except in the condition where the static charge is itself referenced to earth which is almost certainly not the case here, and anyway there is no practical way to ground the pan without seriously upsetting the balance. The agate beam bearings are not very conductive.