"Alan Horowitz" wrote in message
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| situation is a plastic meter cover, on a large process control board,
| onboard a tanker ship, deployed. The meter movement underneath
| experiences wild meter-swings, associated with finger contact,
| presumed to be due to static electricity.
|
| we have a decent collection of household-type substances, also a small
| collection of industrial substances.
|
| we have infrequent but regular access to Navy Exchanges, which are
| basically transplanted K-mart sort of outlet. Carries common american
| brand-name stuffs.
|
| The official Navy Supply Chain can deliver almost anything, but not
| always within your lifetime.....

How big is it? If not too big, just breathe on it. The moisture in your
breath will take the static charge away. Or you can just wipe it with a
damp cloth. We have VU meters in audio that do the same thing. But most
level meters now-a-days are solid state plasma displays or LED's.

FrediFizzx