ALRIGHT! wtf is up with getting shocked
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ok i tried something here, i opened the door and before i put my foot down i touched the window and held my hand there untill i got out and nothing.......so far.
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I'm not too sure about the cloth seat, I have a 2005 Touring w/ leather seats and still get shocked every now and then. Used to be a lot worse when I had my Maxima with cloth seats. I've given up hope and just expect a jolt when getting out of my Z.
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Originally Posted by vo7848
It is static electricity. Some people's bodies have a tendency to store electricity better than others, kinda like a capacitor. When condidtions are right, for example: The air is dry, you have clothing on that causes a lot of friction, and you move around in your car seat(cloth) your body will store electricity. Of course when you exit you vehicle and touch the out side of the door your body discharges the electrostatic discharge because you have just provided a path to ground by touching the car. Your feet can not provide the path because you have shoes on which insulate your feet from the earth. Washing you clothes with fabric softner will help alieviate some of the buildup in your body. Good luck.
+1 Static Electricity is dead on. Touch the kickplate with your hands, before touching floor with your foot. This sorts of grounds you off, and no electricity shock occurs.
It is caused by electrical discharge of the static electricity accumulated on your body and a vehicle. When you are sitting in your car while driving, the contact between your clothes and the seat's surface creates static electricity. In the same time, the body of your car gets charged. When you stop and exit the car, the voltage between your body and the car becomes tremendous (few thousand volts). As you reach out to close the door, two charged surfaces (you and your car) reach an equilibrium state by releasing strong electrical discharge between each other. At that second, you feel that you are "ZAPPED" or shocked by your vehicle.
While this is a mild or significant annoyance (depending on your tolerance), the effect becomes a safety issue when you are at a gas station since the release of static electricity always accompanied with a small spark. These "sparks" can cause an explosion. In the last few years there were dozens of gas station fires caused by static electricity.
Static electricity can also cause "motion sickness". While driving in the charged vehicle, your body tries to protect itself from the effects of high voltage electrical charge accumulated on the body of your car. This can cause "motion sickness" for people who do not normally have this problem or increase the level of discomfort for people who deal with this issue on a daily basis.
Static electricity on you vehicle increases noise level of your car stereo system. So, if you occasionally notice that your stereo system produces unfamiliar noises, it could be caused by the static electricity on your car.
Static on your vehicle magnetizes small dust particles in the air. Therefore, even a few hours after washing you car, it looks dusty and not shiny. Grounding your vehicle avoids static charge build up and keeps your car cleaner.
There are products you can buy that can eliminate static shocks.
STOP wearing 70's flannel shirts.
While this is a mild or significant annoyance (depending on your tolerance), the effect becomes a safety issue when you are at a gas station since the release of static electricity always accompanied with a small spark. These "sparks" can cause an explosion. In the last few years there were dozens of gas station fires caused by static electricity.
Static electricity can also cause "motion sickness". While driving in the charged vehicle, your body tries to protect itself from the effects of high voltage electrical charge accumulated on the body of your car. This can cause "motion sickness" for people who do not normally have this problem or increase the level of discomfort for people who deal with this issue on a daily basis.
Static electricity on you vehicle increases noise level of your car stereo system. So, if you occasionally notice that your stereo system produces unfamiliar noises, it could be caused by the static electricity on your car.
Static on your vehicle magnetizes small dust particles in the air. Therefore, even a few hours after washing you car, it looks dusty and not shiny. Grounding your vehicle avoids static charge build up and keeps your car cleaner.
There are products you can buy that can eliminate static shocks.
STOP wearing 70's flannel shirts.
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Originally Posted by mchong75
It is caused by electrical discharge of the static electricity accumulated on your body and a vehicle. When you are sitting in your car while driving, the contact between your clothes and the seat's surface creates static electricity. In the same time, the body of your car gets charged. When you stop and exit the car, the voltage between your body and the car becomes tremendous (few thousand volts). As you reach out to close the door, two charged surfaces (you and your car) reach an equilibrium state by releasing strong electrical discharge between each other. At that second, you feel that you are "ZAPPED" or shocked by your vehicle.
While this is a mild or significant annoyance (depending on your tolerance), the effect becomes a safety issue when you are at a gas station since the release of static electricity always accompanied with a small spark. These "sparks" can cause an explosion. In the last few years there were dozens of gas station fires caused by static electricity.
Static electricity can also cause "motion sickness". While driving in the charged vehicle, your body tries to protect itself from the effects of high voltage electrical charge accumulated on the body of your car. This can cause "motion sickness" for people who do not normally have this problem or increase the level of discomfort for people who deal with this issue on a daily basis.
Static electricity on you vehicle increases noise level of your car stereo system. So, if you occasionally notice that your stereo system produces unfamiliar noises, it could be caused by the static electricity on your car.
Static on your vehicle magnetizes small dust particles in the air. Therefore, even a few hours after washing you car, it looks dusty and not shiny. Grounding your vehicle avoids static charge build up and keeps your car cleaner.
There are products you can buy that can eliminate static shocks.
STOP wearing 70's flannel shirts.
While this is a mild or significant annoyance (depending on your tolerance), the effect becomes a safety issue when you are at a gas station since the release of static electricity always accompanied with a small spark. These "sparks" can cause an explosion. In the last few years there were dozens of gas station fires caused by static electricity.
Static electricity can also cause "motion sickness". While driving in the charged vehicle, your body tries to protect itself from the effects of high voltage electrical charge accumulated on the body of your car. This can cause "motion sickness" for people who do not normally have this problem or increase the level of discomfort for people who deal with this issue on a daily basis.
Static electricity on you vehicle increases noise level of your car stereo system. So, if you occasionally notice that your stereo system produces unfamiliar noises, it could be caused by the static electricity on your car.
Static on your vehicle magnetizes small dust particles in the air. Therefore, even a few hours after washing you car, it looks dusty and not shiny. Grounding your vehicle avoids static charge build up and keeps your car cleaner.
There are products you can buy that can eliminate static shocks.
STOP wearing 70's flannel shirts.
2. what stuff can i buy to to help static build up?
3. i dont wear flannel mchong75
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In Canada I've noticed most cars have a grounding wire hanging off the rear of their bumper. It's supposed to keep your car grounded just in case lightning hits your car, that's what I was told when I asked about it when I was in Canada.. supposedly they get alot of thunderstorms there? Well anyhow, maybe that grounding wire would help with this "shocking" issue.
Originally Posted by mickey99us
1. how do you ground your car?
2. what stuff can i buy to to help static build up?
3. i dont wear flannel mchong75
2. what stuff can i buy to to help static build up?
3. i dont wear flannel mchong75
Google search for Auto static ground wires or in that category.
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Spray some static guard (that blue and orange cap bottle) on your seats, oh and try to close your door with the windows instead of the door.
Well at least the window did it for me until I got my car tint then my window shocked tha hell out of me now. (metallic tint)... Oh well. i just have to deal with it.
Well at least the window did it for me until I got my car tint
then my window shocked tha hell out of me now. (metallic tint)... Oh well. i just have to deal with it.
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Btw, it's probably a good idea to make sure you discharge the static *before* you fill-up with gasoline! Touch the fender before you put the pump nozzle into the filler tube, then start pumping. Static has been known to cause explosion+fire at gas stations. The videos I've seen are pretty wicked.
edit: looks like mchong75 already covered this. sorry, i didn't see that before i posted!
edit: looks like mchong75 already covered this.
sorry, i didn't see that before i posted!
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here's a video of a gas station fire cause by static. this one's not too bad. i've seen much worse.
http://www.pei.org/static/static.avi
http://www.pei.org/static/static.avi
Originally Posted by zedated
here's a video of a gas station fire cause by static. this one's not too bad. i've seen much worse.
http://www.pei.org/static/static.avi
http://www.pei.org/static/static.avi
i was thinking this post was pretty funny really, but after watching that video, it might be something to address. btw- i don't think wipping the gas nozzle on the cement is a good way of extinguishing the fire like the chick in the vid, lol.
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