Re: static zapped the wife!

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johnty

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• Mar 10, 2005

• #1

"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> my wife keeps getting a little static zap from the door when she gets
> out, I think it may be just that door or maybe it's because she
> usually gets out before me (shame that heheheh).. ahem. anyway,
> assuming it's just the door I imagine it's a case of making sure it's
> earthed to the rest of the body. but if it's the whole body that's
> holding a bit of static charge then how do I deal with it? what causes
> it? it's a fairly recent quirk but I can't think what has changed that
> may cause it.
>
> your thoughts ladies and gentlemen please, before it starts zapping me
> too.
>
> PS, maybe it heard me mention the possibility of getting a disco that
> upset it.... jealous things land rovers...
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
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You say its a recent thing....how recent ? Since you had the new tyres
fitted perhaps ?

I seem to remember reading somewhere how different tyre compounds insulating
the vehicle and allowing a static charge to build up etc

Perhaps she needs to wear better insulated shoes !!!

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Mar 10, 2005

• #2

So johnty was, like

> > I seem to remember reading somewhere how different tyre compounds
> > insulating the vehicle and allowing a static charge to build up etc
>
> Perhaps she needs to wear better insulated shoes !!!

Or just don't let her out.

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Rich

Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous

 

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jamsan

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• Mar 11, 2005

• #3

I have the same with my Toyota.
Only I get shocked and not my wife.
Usually depends what you are wearing as u slide out of the seat, the more
synthetic the better the charge.
I get a hell of a belt especially in summer months.
No solution other than pushing the door closed by touching the rubber strip
instead of body panel.
Good luck
James
Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So johnty was, like
>
> > > I seem to remember reading somewhere how different tyre compounds
> > > insulating the vehicle and allowing a static charge to build up etc
> >
> > Perhaps she needs to wear better insulated shoes !!!
>
> Or just don't let her out.
>
> --
>
> Rich
>
> Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous
>
>

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Mar 10, 2005

• #4

On or around Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:56:56 -0500, "jamsan"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>I have the same with my Toyota.
>Only I get shocked and not my wife.
>Usually depends what you are wearing as u slide out of the seat, the more
>synthetic the better the charge.
>I get a hell of a belt especially in summer months.
>No solution other than pushing the door closed by touching the rubber strip
>instead of body panel.

make sure you hold a bare metal bit of the body (door latch plate is good)
as you get out until you're standing on the ground.
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Simon Barr

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• Mar 11, 2005

• #5

In article <[email protected]>, MVP wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:16:12 +0000, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>make sure you hold a bare metal bit of the body (door latch plate is good)
>>as you get out until you're standing on the ground.
>
> I'll (get her to) try that...
>
>

Definitely works.

I used to have a Xantia estate that was bad for this, holding onto the door
frame as you put your feet on the floor stopped it.

Fine as long as you remembered...

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Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

 

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GbH

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• Mar 11, 2005

• #6

In news:[email protected],
MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> blithered:
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:16:12 +0000, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On or around Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:56:56 -0500, "jamsan"
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> I have the same with my Toyota.
>>> Only I get shocked and not my wife.
>>> Usually depends what you are wearing as u slide out of the seat,
>>> the more synthetic the better the charge.
>>> I get a hell of a belt especially in summer months.
>>> No solution other than pushing the door closed by touching the
>>> rubber strip instead of body panel.
>>
>> make sure you hold a bare metal bit of the body (door latch plate is
>> good) as you get out until you're standing on the ground.
>
> I'll (get her to) try that...
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

I suspect that will guarantee to give her a zap!
However you should then be OK.

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Hirsty's

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• Mar 11, 2005

• #7

Howd yer do it ? Might improve mine driving the 110 !!

 

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Dom J

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• Mar 11, 2005

• #8

I get static problems all the time at work on various lifts and Escaltors.
Seems to be worse in the summer, and certain shops as well. One site had
big problems and the only way round it was to paint all the lift buttons
with clear nail varnish, worked a treat!.

As for the static zapping LR, my van does this to me and I cannot stop it,
'spose i just got used to it now or maybe i should wear rubber gloves all
the time........

Dom J