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Electrostatic repeller

Legends Canon version → Linked from 8 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

An electrostatic repeller, also known as a sand trap, was a device that generated a static field to repel airborne particles such as sand and dust from ramps, doorways and walkways. The Lars family used electrostatic repellers at their homestead on Tatooine.

Text and facts from the “Electrostatic repeller/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Locations
Tatooine
Purpose
Repelling of sand particles

Appearances

3 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  2. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  3. Star Wars: A New Hope novelization

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