Getting Shocked
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Getting Shocked
Is anyone else expierencing this.... most times when I get out of my tc I get a shock as I touch the door to close it. I assume the static charge is either from the seat or the carpet. I wonder if antistatic spray would help.
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it happened everytime i used to get out of my civic. it was very annoying. ever since i got the tc. i have nevered been shocked. because i have the factory floor mats with the carpet lining removed so im not exactly rubbing on carpet 
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It's Japan's way of slowly doing away with the American people. You should get your sperm checked...
lol, just kidding. It's your clothes creating static with the fabric in the car. I don't think the colder weather helps, either. Do you use fabric softener sheets when you dry your clothes? That may help. Also, try installing a ground wire kit. Some people say it helps to minimize the static shock. I use fabric softener sheets (Bounce) when I dry my clothes and I have a ground wire kit. I don't think I've been shocked by static...at least not in my car.
lol, just kidding. It's your clothes creating static with the fabric in the car. I don't think the colder weather helps, either. Do you use fabric softener sheets when you dry your clothes? That may help. Also, try installing a ground wire kit. Some people say it helps to minimize the static shock. I use fabric softener sheets (Bounce) when I dry my clothes and I have a ground wire kit. I don't think I've been shocked by static...at least not in my car.
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haha u guys are funny..yea i always get a small shock during the winter from the fabric but if you touch th car like the outside of the car while getting out it would stop you from geting shocked.
my little trick...its like the beat the car at its own game!
my little trick...its like the beat the car at its own game!
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Maybe it’s from wearing women’s underwear?
..siikkkeee. It's gone for good now.
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i hate static shock.....course it doesn't really hurt but it is annoying....
a trick i use is to open the door and get out without touching any metal, then touch the key to an inconspicuous metal area on the car (as over time it will make marks) while holding the metal part of the key. the shock will be between the tip of the key and the car and will discharge the shock and then you can grab the door and close 'er up.
sounds like a big process when it's all spelled out like that but it's just get out, touch and close.
..............i really hate getting shocked :?
a trick i use is to open the door and get out without touching any metal, then touch the key to an inconspicuous metal area on the car (as over time it will make marks) while holding the metal part of the key. the shock will be between the tip of the key and the car and will discharge the shock and then you can grab the door and close 'er up.
sounds like a big process when it's all spelled out like that but it's just get out, touch and close.
..............i really hate getting shocked :?
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Just be glad you're discharging the static on the car and not on a gas pump handle:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/12/05/gas.pump.fires/
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/12/05/gas.pump.fires/
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I saw a story on this it is pretty bad about the gas pump issue. Intresting enough how people get in and out of the car while they are pumping gas, it showed women do that the most by behavior the brief study on the show Mythbusters mostly trying to prove Cell phones are whats not responsible for starting the fires, but instead you moving in at out while the pumps going.
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The way I was told to prevent static shock is to touch the metal door frame while still in the car, so it'll ground you before you get out of the car.
What about shocks when I get out of my car?
Many people experience shocks when they get out of their car. Often they believe that the car is charged - but this is not normally so.
Sitting in the car, electrostatic charges are generated on the car seat and the person's body, due to contact and movement between the clothes and the seat. When the person leaves the seat, They take half of this charge with them. As they get out of the vehicle, their body voltages rises due to this charge - a voltage of 10,000 Volts is not unusual.
When they reach to touch the vehicle door, the electrostatic discharge and shock occurs as their hand approaches the metal door.
The voltage build-up can often be avoided by holding onto a metal part of the door frame as you leave the seat. This provides a return dissipation path for the charge on your body.
If you have forgotten to hold the metal door part as you leave the seat, a shock may often still be avoided by touching the glass window before you touch the metal door. The glass may be conductive enough to dissipate charge, whilst preventing the rapid discharge which is felt as a shock.
Many people experience shocks when they get out of their car. Often they believe that the car is charged - but this is not normally so.
Sitting in the car, electrostatic charges are generated on the car seat and the person's body, due to contact and movement between the clothes and the seat. When the person leaves the seat, They take half of this charge with them. As they get out of the vehicle, their body voltages rises due to this charge - a voltage of 10,000 Volts is not unusual.
When they reach to touch the vehicle door, the electrostatic discharge and shock occurs as their hand approaches the metal door.
The voltage build-up can often be avoided by holding onto a metal part of the door frame as you leave the seat. This provides a return dissipation path for the charge on your body.
If you have forgotten to hold the metal door part as you leave the seat, a shock may often still be avoided by touching the glass window before you touch the metal door. The glass may be conductive enough to dissipate charge, whilst preventing the rapid discharge which is felt as a shock.
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Re: Ha Ha Ha
Originally Posted by dulcimoo
Now ... get a tesla coil ... somthing 250,000 volts ... now THAT was a shock (6 FOOT sparks) Used to give demos with the thing.
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Re: Ha Ha Ha
Originally Posted by dulcimoo
Now ... get a tesla coil ... somthing 250,000 volts ... now THAT was a shock (6 FOOT sparks) Used to give demos with the thing.
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