getting shocked when opening door
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: getting shocked when opening door
Posted By: 80085
Subject: getting shocked when opening door
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 10:24 PM
i don't know whether this is a car audio or car security issue, cuz i''ve done stuff with both. so i'll post it here. i'm getting shocks when i touch my door to close it after opening it. is this a grounding problem?
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Posted By: Andyman692
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 10:38 PM
pull your battery positive terminal, then try opening the door. If the same thing happens, then its your climate. If not, then grounding i guess??
Posted By: mark mcj
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 10:49 PM
 It keeps a guy moving under the dash!!!!! ------------- mark mcj
Posted By: idbl_fanatic
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 11:22 PM
It is actually your tires causeing this, I read an article on it a while back, can't remember the reason though
Posted By: jfk51502003
Date Posted: April 25, 2004 at 9:52 AM
STATIC...I HEARD IN CANADA SOME CARS HAVE A STRIP INSTALLED TO THERE CAR WHICH DRAGS ON THE ROAD TO DIS-CHARGE THE STATIC BUILD-UP FROM DRIVING...DONT KNOW IF IT WORKS ...SOUNDS OK THOUGH...LOL
Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: April 25, 2004 at 6:27 PM
It is the potential difference of you, and the vehicle which is what you are seeing.
The grounding strap, or bleeding strap will reduce the amount of static build-up, it will not eliminate the problem.
As it was stated before, it is also a factor of the tires being used on the vehicle. older style Michelin's & Bridgstones showed alot of this tendency to give off a very large voltage shock.
Dispite popular belief the tire is not 100% made of rubber, and is composed of silica, which is conductive and non conductive depending upon the state of wear, road conditions, weather, tire temperature, etc.
Regards
EVIL Teken . . .
Posted By: 80085
Date Posted: April 26, 2004 at 8:25 AM
ah, i think that might answer my question. i've got michelin tires.
Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: April 26, 2004 at 4:59 PM
You can reduce the amount of *ESD* or potential difference from you, and the vehicle by installing the vehicle chassis grounding strap to your rear bumper.
You may also install a very thin guage wire ( 22 guage )clipped to your driver seat, and the other end to the vehicles chassis interior frame.
That will reduce about 95% of the ESD you will experience. I did this to my 2 personal vehicles.
The last thing you can do is install braided grounded strap or bolt to the interior door handle. The ground strap was attached to the innner door frame the other end was flush mounted in the door grasp handle which you have to grab to open the door.
This will drain any ESD which you might be storing in your body, and bring you to a equal level.
Cheap, but effective.
Regards
EVIL Teken . . .
Posted By: 80085
Date Posted: April 26, 2004 at 8:26 PM
thanks man. all this time i thought it had something to do with my security and stereo add-ons. thought maybe i had too many things connected to my battery. for the solution with the wire clipped to the driver seat, where on the driver seat would you attach it to?
Posted By: derek123
Date Posted: April 27, 2004 at 12:14 PM
My mom used to get mad shocks from her sunfire. she started spraying the seats with 'static guard' , said it helped ... but you have to keep spraying them.
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