Nasty shock problem

[djflex167]

every human being have some electricity inside, i guess it makes contact at some point regardless of wether is humid or not :D

[bmaddock]

haha i didnt know so many people would respond to this. Ya my girlfriend and me got tired of being shocked so she said to find out why and fix it. haha

ya i live in VA and its pretty humid here so humidity isnt a problem. Im almost thinking that some of my wires are touching the main body and just letting a discharge off on anywhere touched that can conduct electricity.

I've been shocked on the corner of my door and even by the bottom of the side of the car. O and recently even my blinker gave off a little shock, that was wierd haha.

[00GalantMan]

ya i live in VA and its pretty humid here so humidity isnt a problem. Im almost thinking that some of my wires are touching the main body and just letting a discharge off on anywhere touched that can conduct electricity.

If that was the case, something in your car would be shorted out and you would smell the burnt wires...

There is a spray you can buy to eliminate that problem. I've used it a time or two, but I can't remember what it's called, but you can pick it up and your local parts store. Just spray your seats down with it and you'll be ok...

[Rastus]

Just make sure you're touching metal while you put your foot on the ground. The same amount of static is discharged through the metal, but it just doesn't sting since it does not all flow through one tiny pinpoint of skin. Sounds like you already figured that out by touching the screw while you step out.
Just one more reason I hate winter.

[run1206]

happens to me in winter most of the time. i guess it is cuz of the cloth seats :?

[duh2150]

i live in florida and got cloth seats, its not his problem, ive never ever ever been shocked by my car, so his problem doesnt involve the cloth or the humidity, something is broken on it to make it do that, maby one of his engine grounds arnt all the way on., the thing is the car shouldnt do that in the first place,

if oyu get outa the car and ground yourself, keep the car running, if it generates static again whilethe cars running and its stoped, it will be being genrated from the engine, maby somthing not groudned all the way if it only happens when you drive, its somthing making the static thats not the engine, itll help you catagorize where its coming from

[Rastus]

There's no way in hell ANYTHING in or on the car will cause free electrons to build up on the body. That's just not the way electrical current flow works. Maybe he's got some new polish that collects static from the wind. Maybe it's his laundry. Or maybe he got a new fleece jacket, or his girlfriend gave him some fake silk underwear for Christmas.

The brothers around here used to get fuzzy valour seats, and they would attach a couple of braided metal straps to the undercarriage to drag on the street, so the static would have a path to earth-ground, and they wouldn't get fried every time they got out of the car. Looks kinda stupid, but I hear it works if placed properly

That is the be-all and end-all of it.
If you have any doubts, all you can do now is study up on basic electricity; properties of conductors and electron flow.

[fliegendaffe]

every human being have some electricity inside, i guess it makes contact at some point regardless of wether is humid or not :D

atcually it resistance difference. your body tends to have a lower resistance, thus electricity wants to travel down the path of least resistance thus shocking you.

haha i didnt know so many people would respond to this. Ya my girlfriend and me got tired of being shocked so she said to find out why and fix it. haha

ya i live in VA and its pretty humid here so humidity isnt a problem. Im almost thinking that some of my wires are touching the main body and just letting a discharge off on anywhere touched that can conduct electricity.

I've been shocked on the corner of my door and even by the bottom of the side of the car. O and recently even my blinker gave off a little shock, that was wierd haha.

this could be a bad ground on your car as well. and since almost all the metal attached to your chasis is the ground, your doors could reflect the bad ground.

and if you have lots of humidity, it can cause more shocking, thus it could be your problem.

but i would definitely say it could be a back amp ground or head unit ground if you have an after market head unit.

[Rastus]

atcually it resistance difference. your body tends to have a lower resistance, thus electricity wants to travel down the path of least resistance thus shocking you.

Exactly, your body is full of salt, minerals and iron which are good conductors.

this could be a bad ground on your car as well. and since almost all the metal attached to your chasis is the ground, your doors could reflect the bad ground.

No way. A bad ground means less current flows to chassis ground. The poorly grounded device could shock you since it had no way to discharge to chassis ground, which takes it back to the negative terminal of the battery/charging system.

and if you have lots of humidity, it can cause more shocking, thus it could be your problem.

Exactly opposite. High moisture content in the air helps discharge static, resulting in less shock. That's why it's a worse problem in the winter in most places.

Y'all don't have to believe me, but I have been an electrical engineer since 1979, and have chased grounding problems all over high speed paper coaters for most of that time. Those spools can collect enough static in some areas to burn a hole in your hand. That hurts.

All of my cars do it and I have not modded any electrical parts. Every car I've ever owned did it in the winter.

[bmaddock]

Or maybe he got a new fleece jacket,

Ya that could be it cause I have a Burton bonded fleece hoodie.

So I cleared my headlights and changed my headlight and blinker bulbs yesterday, (thanks to TGC how-tos ;) ) and i havent been shocked yet. I think ive just been lucky this weekend haha.

[QnzMostWanted]

I get shocked during the winter when i get outta my G, but rarely, depends on what im wearing

[spardavr4]

Well, If you can't fix the problem, you could just wear all rubber. Yeah, it would look stupid, but maybe someday it will become a fashion trend.

:D

[bmaddock]

Well, If you can't fix the problem, you could just wear all rubber. Yeah, it would looks stupid, but maybe someday it will become a fashion trend.

:D

alright sounds good haha

[ukv6galant]

i have seen cars with these on them here in the uk.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BN-HIGH-QUALIT...QQcmdZViewItem
never tried one though as ive never had a problem with it.