anyone else's 8 electrocute them?
11-03-2008, 10:54 AM
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The problem doesn't get worse because of colder temperatures, it gets worse as humidity decreases. Generally the air is drier in winter because cooler air doesn't hold as much moisture as warmer air. Same reason a lot of people get chapped lips and dry skin in winter but not nearly as bad in summer.
Humid air will tend to constantly bleed-off accumulated charges. But in dry air, it doesn't happen as quickly; you discharge rapidly when you touch the car.
Also some people are affected by static discharges much more than others. It has to be quite a shock before it bothers me.
Humid air will tend to constantly bleed-off accumulated charges. But in dry air, it doesn't happen as quickly; you discharge rapidly when you touch the car.
Also some people are affected by static discharges much more than others. It has to be quite a shock before it bothers me.
11-03-2008, 11:30 AM
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Never.
I'm shocked to hear this is happening to others.
I'm shocked to hear this is happening to others.
11-03-2008, 11:50 AM
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Yep, my stock '05 gives me a good jolt when the air starts to get colder [caused by dryer] this time of year. Need more carbon in the tires I guess.
I have leather seats. It's the carpeting interaction that builds up the static electricity and in the dry air it has no way to dissipate until you touch the metal door when getting out.
I have leather seats. It's the carpeting interaction that builds up the static electricity and in the dry air it has no way to dissipate until you touch the metal door when getting out.
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11-03-2008, 12:25 PM
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I have cloth seats, and it does not happen to me.
But this has been the cause of some car fires. When gassing up in cold weather, some people will sit in the car, then get out when the pump clicks off. Even when the pump shuts off properly, the static spark from sliding out of the car can set things on fire.
So you might not get electrocuted, but incinerated is a possibility.
Ken
But this has been the cause of some car fires. When gassing up in cold weather, some people will sit in the car, then get out when the pump clicks off. Even when the pump shuts off properly, the static spark from sliding out of the car can set things on fire.
So you might not get electrocuted, but incinerated is a possibility.
Ken
When I read the title of this thread I was picturing something more along the lines of someone not unhooking the battery before starting work on the electrical system lol!
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11-03-2008, 12:36 PM
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The problem doesn't get worse because of colder temperatures, it gets worse as humidity decreases. Generally the air is drier in winter because cooler air doesn't hold as much moisture as warmer air. Same reason a lot of people get chapped lips and dry skin in winter but not nearly as bad in summer.
11-03-2008, 03:46 PM
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11-04-2008, 02:45 PM
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i've been shocked twice, but people that link it to the stereo I think is kinda wrong. My last car had a alot of power running for the stereo, 2000 watt amp, 12 farad capacitor (got it rediculously cheap), but never got shocks from that car both have cloth seats, and my 8 has hurt me once with a shock and the other just made me jump cause I didn't expect it. The one that really hurt, I felt for like 30 minutes after I got shocked like it was straight from the battery lol. But it was purely static
11-04-2008, 09:19 PM
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i used to get shocked all the time in my 2000 ford escort zx2. Sometimes it would even hurt. I always said i was going to do something about it but never did.
I never get shocked in the 8, its an 04 with leather.
You can put metal strips on the bottom of your car that link to your frame to the ground so it does not produce as much static electricity. You see these on emergency vehicles to ensure clear communication. The static electricity provides static on the communication. They use heavy chains so that there is constant contact with the ground. After researching it could be used for automatic snow chains, but i'm not sure.
I never get shocked in the 8, its an 04 with leather.
You can put metal strips on the bottom of your car that link to your frame to the ground so it does not produce as much static electricity. You see these on emergency vehicles to ensure clear communication. The static electricity provides static on the communication. They use heavy chains so that there is constant contact with the ground. After researching it could be used for automatic snow chains, but i'm not sure.
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11-04-2008, 09:43 PM
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I got the solution right here......It's straight JDM yo, not sure if you guys are ready for it.
This is my second one. Had one on last year and worked great. If you live somewhere where you get a lot of snow I don't recommend it. They usually get pretty torn up during the winter.
This is my second one. Had one on last year and worked great. If you live somewhere where you get a lot of snow I don't recommend it. They usually get pretty torn up during the winter.
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11-04-2008, 10:16 PM
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My Isuzu trooper used to shock my *** every time I went to open the door. Man, was I happy when I got $2500 trade in on it for my 8.
And no, the 8 hasn't shocked me, although it bit the hell out of my finger a couple months back (slammed door on my thumb). The nail still has a big ol' black spot on it.
And no, the 8 hasn't shocked me, although it bit the hell out of my finger a couple months back (slammed door on my thumb). The nail still has a big ol' black spot on it.
11-10-2008, 08:20 PM
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Cloth seats and rubber-soled shoes = shocks. Happens all the time with the minivan, with the now ex-PT , with the wife's 'Zuki and with the -8. I love Rockports, but I hate 'em when the humidity drops. You got to love the really dry days when you shut it down, step out of the vehicle, and the lightning bolt that jumps off your finger is almost a full inch long and stings like DAMN! 
Bunique's solution appears to be the right one, it's just so 50's looking
It'd be tolerable if you bond it under the car somewhere, maybe under the engine bay and without the funky badge. All you really need is the conductive strap bolted to frame underneath, and enough length to barely lay on the ground when you stop.
Treating the seats with a spritz of an antistatic spray would help as well. The seatcloth is semi-synthetic, so you're going to generate a charge no matter what you're wearing when the air gets dry.
Bunique's solution appears to be the right one, it's just so 50's looking
It'd be tolerable if you bond it under the car somewhere, maybe under the engine bay and without the funky badge. All you really need is the conductive strap bolted to frame underneath, and enough length to barely lay on the ground when you stop. Treating the seats with a spritz of an antistatic spray would help as well. The seatcloth is semi-synthetic, so you're going to generate a charge no matter what you're wearing when the air gets dry.
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Cloth seats and rubber-soled shoes = shocks. Happens all the time with the minivan, with the now ex-PT , with the wife's 'Zuki and with the -8. I love Rockports, but I hate 'em when the humidity drops. You got to love the really dry days when you shut it down, step out of the vehicle, and the lightning bolt that jumps off your finger is almost a full inch long and stings like DAMN!
Bunique's solution appears to be the right one, it's just so 50's looking It'd be tolerable if you bond it under the car somewhere, maybe under the engine bay and without the funky badge. All you really need is the conductive strap bolted to frame underneath, and enough length to barely lay on the ground when you stop.
Treating the seats with a spritz of an antistatic spray would help as well. The seatcloth is semi-synthetic, so you're going to generate a charge no matter what you're wearing when the air gets dry.
Bunique's solution appears to be the right one, it's just so 50's looking
It'd be tolerable if you bond it under the car somewhere, maybe under the engine bay and without the funky badge. All you really need is the conductive strap bolted to frame underneath, and enough length to barely lay on the ground when you stop. Treating the seats with a spritz of an antistatic spray would help as well. The seatcloth is semi-synthetic, so you're going to generate a charge no matter what you're wearing when the air gets dry.
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