captain ted

Every time i touch the body of my 51 plate I get an electric shock.

Tonight I touched the door handle whilst the engine was running and,

1- heard a loud crack
2- felt a lot of pain in my finger
3- swore loudly like the hairy arsed builder that I am.

Is there a problem with my car and is there any suggestions what I can do about it.

Pedro_79

I get a shock off everything I touch!

I think I may have been struck by lightning as a child.....

bgood

iTrader: (2)

how about wearing wellies

donutman

you could try swapping your shoes, or get a earthing stip for the back

jasonius

iTrader: (1)

I'm getting this from my 05 wrx. Everytime I get out and close door..!

Just waiting to get it when filling up (every other day)..!

Jason

jjones

when you get out hold onto a metal part of the door (not easy in a scoob!) that way you will not get a shock.

speedydaveb

iTrader: (1)

I used to find this with touching a metal door at work in the office. I always touched the paintwork (discharging yourself slowly) before grabbing the metal door handle to pull the door open. Since the scoob is painted you would think that this would not be a problem, obviously so!

highlander68k

Stop wearing the Shell suit

Seriously, what shoes you are wearing can affect it

captain ted

I wear trainers when using the car.

Have looked at my finger and there is a sodding burn there!

Do those plastis strips on the back work?

I need a solution as I am running out of swear words and beleive me, I know many!!

ethanrob

iTrader: (3)

Do you wear cheap gold soverign rings from elizibeth duke

what would scooby do

Are they Nike Shox ?


<gets coat>

captain ted

Bright white ones!

Alas

Get someone else to shut the doors
Alas

Jason Knowles

I get this sometimes and i think its something to do with what cloths you are wearing generating static.Dont wear that nylon shell suit anymore JASON

captain ted

But it's comfy!

captain ted

Alright, enough of the crap.

Any sensible suggestions as its getting ridiculous (and bloody painfull!).

MACH1

Try carrying a lightweight chain with you, before you touch your car let it touch the ground for a while, this might discharge the static build up on you, perhaps it's not the car?

chrisp

driving gloves ?

Bubba po

As mentioned earlier.... You are building the static up on yourself, through the clothes you wear, or the carpets you walk on, or you wear footwear that is very electrically insulating. When you touch an earthed item, like the car (you might think they're insulated because they're standing on rubber, but tyres have carbon in them which is a good electrical conductor) the static discharges to earth and you get a belt.

Wear natural fibres.

Often you can get a build up of static from pushing a push-chair that has plastic wheel-bearings. These ******* are like miniature Van de Graaf generators. I've been fried on many an occasion when I've touched a metal handrail after pushing one of those for a while.....

funky_monk_flying

as you get out ,put the back of your calf onto the door sill as you put your foot down outside the door this will earth you.


thats what my nan always used to say

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

shut the door with the glass, i have several plates in my right arm, ever since they were put in i get shocks of everything, latest one was in tesco pushing a trolly, my missus heard the crack, the store heard the swearing, worst one was in the scoob and i actually saw a blue flash it bloody hurts! i always shut the door with the glass now that seems to work

MonkeyJismTea

You may have seen cars with a plastic thing hanging from the towing eye at the back I think halfords sell them, these discharge any static built up in the car body by earthing the car, bits of rag dont work BTW

Diablo

LOL

I doubt that the plastic things hanging down work either, given that plastic can be a good insulator.

Its not the car thats charged, its the person.

I used to get it - try earthing yourself by touching metal objects through the day.

Remember also that cars earth to the bodyshell, so of course touching that is going to give you a shock.

D

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Just knock the door handle with your knuckles, you don't notice the shock then!

MidLifeCrisisII

Just touch something metal on the car body (paper clip, key fob etc) then it arcs of that and not the end of your finger.... always works for me.

vindaloo

What he said ^^^

Not as bad these days as when you had to use a key to open the doors.....

J.

MonkeyJismTea

The plastic thing i was refering to has a metal strip that run down the centre

davedipster

The static charge on the car is caused by the air flowing over it when driving, when getting out just hold the metal door frame/pillar then put your foot on the ground.
The charge will then be dissipated without shocking you

Dipster

bits'n'pieces

i hear that the problem is more profound on merseyside Heres the latest scoob meeting pic from there....