We have sheep skin seat covers & every time (she who must be obey) alights from said vehicle she gets a belt.Is there anything i can do to stop this.And yes they are real sheep skins i should know i'm a Kiwi.Thats opened a can of worms i bet. Syd
Are the clothes being worn man made fibres? Could have something to do with it. Also there is an anti static spray that my wife used to use on her skirts and dresses when she was in the fashion business. Stopped dresses getting caught up somehow. Other than that I don't know. Good luck.
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Its static electricity, combinatoin of some cars/people & clothing . [ Cure,] Fit a metal impregnated rubber strip to the under side of your car . It must reach to the ground when the vehicle is stopped .
It earths out the static electricity ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,also very good for car sickness.
Available at auto accessories,
PS,,,,,,,,some people think its imagination its not If it is a bad one you can see the blue flash as you step out .
good luck
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Thursday 29th of October 2009 07:16:21 PM
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If it happens when she touches the car before she gets in or only when she gets out? If it's only when she gets out make sure her shoes touch the ground before she touches any part of the car metal. It sounds as though there's synthetic fibres somewhere. If not her clothing then the sheep may have been "polyester fleece". Only joking. It could also have something to do with the carpet and vinyl in the car, on the door lining etc. I used to get jolted often, and it becomes a traumatic experience to touch a car door, or get out, so I can sympathise. And I was a car detailer. Ouch! Cotton is better than anything to cut the circuit, and rubber soled shoes will also help. You may have to do a few experiments to get to the bottom of it. (sorry - synthetic underwear springs to mind).
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I get zapped too when shopping ........I must fit a earth strap to both of our vehicles....I get zapped badly from our BF Falcon.......sometimes I hold the charge till my partner gets out to get gear from the boot then I touch her with a finger and BANG!!... lol
We have sheep skin seat covers & every time (she who must be obey) alights from said vehicle she gets a belt.Is there anything i can do to stop this.And yes they are real sheep skins i should know i'm a Kiwi.Thats opened a can of worms i bet. Syd
Reguardless of the cause ,the only proper fix is the anti static strap that i refered to.
The cause can be a combination of the car materials, clothing & personal.
For those who have this problem just try quickly taking off a nylon shirt in the dark,
you will soon see just how much electricity it can create,it will be a blue light show.
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yep anti static strap will fix it, when you have your vehicle serviced next time get the mechanic to whack one on, cost about $20
milo your shoes are more plastic than rubber, grab another pair and you'll be right, meanwhile stay away from me at fuel stations!!!!!
in the meantime when you get out of your vehicle grab the door surround tightly before setting foot on the ground, then when your grip is secure (positive) then place your foot on the ground (earth) this will send the charge through your foot/shoe and it will not "hurt" so much, finger tips are far more sensitive than feet
Dave you are not a nice man!! your just deserts await you in the "other place"
Tell your wife to hold onto the metal frame of the door or other metal part of the vehicle as she is sliding out and she won't have any problems.
A lot of the static is caused by your clothes sliding over the seat covers and creating static. Hang on to the metal frame (or something metal that is attached to the car) and no more zaps.
Some people will get zapped in shops and this is due to the carpet having too much nylon in it and as your shoes rub on the carpet the static is built up and will be released when you touch something that is not attached to the carpet.
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Funny that nobody has mentioned that wool is also a great generator of static electricity.
Yup! Hold onto a metallic part of the car until your foot is firmly on the ground.
OT, one of the reasons that petrol pump nozzles can no longer be "latched" open, is that people re-entering their cars while the tank is filling can generate static electric sparks and ignite the vapours from the petrol.
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Dead right Rolly..... about the fuel pump nozzles. Mobile phones were blamed for a lot of the servo accidents and fires, until someone worked out that it wasn't them that were to blame at all. I'm still amazed that vehicles are not required to attach earth wires when they fuel up. They use them on aircraft and that is even on the Jets that use Kero.
Even with the modern plastic fuel tanks there is still a lot of static generated. I saw some safety movies when I was working for BP some years ago and they had a camera inside a road tanker when it was being filled up at the depot and had no earth wire attached. Absolutely amazing. Talk about sparks.!! How the thing didn't go up I'll never know.
I did mean to mention the wool covers when I said "sliding on the seat covers" as yes.......wool does generate static.
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well after reading all those sensible reply's. I thought the answer was obvious for a kiwi, leave the better half at home and take the seat covers on more trips.
I make sure i am touching a metal part of the door before getting out and this seems to help. We get static from the couch at home too. can we attach one of those anti static strips tp it too ? lol
well after reading all those sensible reply's. I thought the answer was obvious for a kiwi, leave the better half at home and take the seat covers on more trips.
The YL [young lady ] is ofton refered to as the seat cover,
better be careful.
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Funny that nobody has mentioned that wool is also a great generator of static electricity.
Yup! Hold onto a metallic part of the car until your foot is firmly on the ground.
OT, one of the reasons that petrol pump nozzles can no longer be "latched" open, is that people re-entering their cars while the tank is filling can generate static electric sparks and ignite the vapours from the petrol.
All the noise thats made about sparks at the servo ,no one consideres the amount created by stater moters & alternatores .
starters normaly have a tin shield around the brush area but alternators have open section for ventalation
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Friday 30th of October 2009 03:44:00 PM
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Question for you Syd - seeing you are a Kiwi & know all about sheep, how is it when 2 sheep are trying to make a little sheep, they dont electricute themselves??????????
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Welcome to the Nomad Forum Dennis. Next you'll be suggesting taking the blow up doll on the wool sheep covers. Perhaps I am better off travelling by myself. Reduces my options, eh?
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