Apparatus for dispensing absorbent sheet products and method for modifying such apparatus

A method for modifying an apparatus for dispensing absorbent sheet products comprising a store with an absorbent web which is to be dispensed, a conveying mechanism for feeding the absorbent web, and a severing mechanism for severing the web so as to form absorbent sheet products, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• placing a first collecting mechanism for collecting negative electrical charges in direct contact with at least one of a roller of the conveying mechanism and the severing mechanism;
• placing a second collecting mechanism in direct contact with the absorbent web for collecting positive electrical charges;
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• placing a conductive material consisting of wire and having a first end in direct contact with the first collecting mechanism and a second end in direct contact with the second collecting mechanism;
• wherein the single wire, the first collecting mechanism, and the second collecting mechanism are configured such that the negative electrical charges of the first collecting mechanism and the positive electrical charges of the second collection mechanism are mutually cancelled.