Zapped By Your Car

[700HP-GTR33]

Hello Maintenance heads.

I would love to stop this shock ....without having a piece of rubber dragging around on the ground

Who knows how to fix it?

[ToF]

Simple solution.

Touch your hand or any body part on any metal part of your car then discharge yourself. By that I mean put your foot on the ground.

[700HP-GTR33]

So I look like I am crazy in the car...as if I don't look like that now

A more non crazy solution please.

[predator]

i think what he meant was.. hold the door while u get out, then put your foot on the ground.. not other way around.. works wonders..lol

[MANWHORE]

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.

[MANWHORE]

There is no other way to 'fix' it, except an earth strap. You generate static electricity when you get in and out from rubbing on the seat.

[Zappn]

Stop wearing polyester

[Sumo]

Stop wearing polyester

Yeah, Nylon trackies are a problem.

Cheers

Sumo

[700HP-GTR33]

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?

[MBS206]

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!

[700HP-GTR33]

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?

[123456]

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

[SKY031]

time for some new shoes.

[700HP-GTR33]

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.

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

[123456]

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]

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.

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

[MBS206]

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.

[PHATR32]

lol @ uz.

your tyres arnt grounded, they are insulated. also the rubber strip isnt just a rubber strip. it has steel going down the middle of it, to actually discharge the static into the ground.

[PHATR32]

p.s i wrote the above before mbs206 posted, cept i went away for a few mins before i presed apply

he knows what he's talking about.

Edited November 23, 2006 by PHATR32

[700HP-GTR33]

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

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. .....is this the cure?

Or is it more simple than that?