static zapped the wife!

So johnty was, like

Or just don't let her out.

Trade the wife in for a non-conductive model? :-)

Not politically correct but a good seeing-to usually sorts them out and is less bother than trading in.

Only kidding GDARFC.

Huw

On or around Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:56:56 -0500, "jamsan" enlightened us thusly:

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.

Tell her stop wearing nylon knickers.

In news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, MVP blithered:

What you need is a resistive pad attatched to whatever she has hold of when she gets zapped, that'll reduce the discharge to a more comfortable level. Many vehicles where zapping is prevelent have such pads on the door pulls and the like.

I have the same problem at work thanks to the cheap NHS blankets we carry on the vehicle. I find that if I touch my ring to something metal, it earths through that and doesn't hurt as the ring is tight against my finger.

I obviously meant the ring on my finger.......

MVP wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I'm amazed no one has mentioned those little earthing strips so many cars used to have hanging down the back. Must be changing fashion as now I think about it I haven't seen one in a while. Now I shall be strip spotting all day!

I've even seen a lorry dragging a light chain! If it's just the door, it would be easy enough to earth it to the rest of the vehicle with a piece of wire and a couple of self-tappers.

I can appreciate the problem. Mine is taking off my Marks & Spencers dressing gown before switching off the bedroom light. If I get it in the wrong order, there is an audible zap! Ouch!

Derry

On or around 11 Mar 2005 06:07:46 GMT, Derry Argue enlightened us thusly:

but nearly all of them don't work, on account of not touching the floor :-)

LMAO, oooo that brought up all kind of odd poses to mind...

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

It was happening just before the new tyres, infact the only change prior to the zapping was the timing belt, water pump and aux belts.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

I'll (get her to) try that...

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

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...

In news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, MVP blithered:

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

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

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