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MANWHORE Grand Master

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What I do, is when I get out of the car, instead of just going ahead and touching the metal and getting zapped, I hold the key near the key hole. You see a little spark, and you don't get zapped.

For you to get zapped, the point of contact with the metal needs to be a part of you.

700HP-GTR33 Mentor

700HP-GTR33

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I was told the tyres rotate and pick up charges or something like that and that was the cause.

Maybe it is my clothes....I'll try cotton tommorrow and see if this works.

Also, this looks like it happens to every-one then? :rofl:

MBS206 Grand Master

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When you open the door, keep a hold of it (As if you would if another car was parked closely) but hold on to the END of the door, so that you're touching metal, then stick your foot on the ground. No more zappy...

I have to get back into this habit...

Both my cars have earth straps (Can't see them though) so I got out of the habit, and now I get booted in every friends car!

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So the answer would be to get a rubber strap :)

Surely we can give an electrical discharge circuit to the front seat so we don't pick up this static....

Is the solution that easy though?

Think....your not just on here to check other peoples avatars are you? :)

700HP-GTR33 Mentor

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Could you run a rubber strap from some part on the chassis onto one of the tyes? They're grounded, and you wouldn't be able to see the strap if you positioned it well

Good thinking there...except it does not have to be on the tyre all the time ......just when you open the door.

Maybe a pulley type ...simple set up that operates on a wire connected to a rubber?

Maybe to much over-kill.....

STILL LOOKING. :P

If we come up with an idea...we will patent it and make lots of money :D

123456 Proficient

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Something i saw other day on youtube was quite disturbing, involved static electricity a car and a petrol bowser.

Overkill is great, as long as people buy it.

Could just set up a servo to automatically reset itself to off position (which would be facing down, at the tyre) whenever the power is cut to it, my old remote control car used to do this once turned off.

700HP-GTR33 Mentor

700HP-GTR33

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Something i saw other day on youtube was quite disturbing, involved static electricity a car and a petrol bowser.

Overkill is great, as long as people buy it.

Could just set up a servo to automatically reset itself to off position (which would be facing down, at the tyre) whenever the power is cut to it, my old remote control car used to do this once turned off.

The only trouble would be for a Turbo Timer....It would have to be when the door is opened.

:P

We are getting some where :sorcerer: :sorcerer: :sorcerer:

MBS206 Grand Master

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The factor is, the type of rubbers in the tyre doesn't allow the car to discharge at all.

Well, actually, if you notice, it's normally the spark jumping from YOU TO the car...

This tells us, the electrons (The part of moving electricity) is moving from person, to car.

Hence, we have more electrons in us, then what the car has.

Hence, our body has more electrons in it.

What this tells us, is the car is actually insulated from earth.

Hence, we are moving electrons from the earth/us, back into the vehicle to create an equalisation

Hence, when you jump out, and make a connection, you get zapped.

BUT, if you connect to the car first, and then connect to earth, you don't feel your foot being zapped (Due to large surface area etc)

Hence, GRAB THE CAR FIRST, THEN step out.

Or, fit an earth strap. My R33 has a strap, and you can barely see it at all, unless you look under the car.

Why bother making something new and expensive, when there is a cheaper, easier alternative available.

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To many Hence.....in your report MBS206.... :D

Still am not giving up...a strap looks like your driving a Camry(Not that they are bad cars) or something,

What you are saying is the electrons charge us in the car as we are driving.

When we go to exit the car without dis-charging these back to the car, we get zapped.

If this is correct why don't we have a car earth on the door handle.

Is it that simple?. ;) ....maybe not. :D .....is this the cure? :)

Or is it more simple than that? :laugh:

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