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Electric shock off car door

  • 26-04-2016 9:30pm
    #1
    allthedoyles
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    Two evenings in a row , a passenger has got a shock off the car door .

    What causes this and what can I do to stop this ?


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  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Was the air con on?


  • #3
    Del2005
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    allthedoyles wrote: »
    Two evenings in a row , a passenger has got a shock off the car door .

    What causes this and what can I do to stop this ?

    Static electricity. Get them to put their foot on the ground before touching any metal parts of the car when getting out.


  • #4
    Polo_Mint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Polo_Mint


    allthedoyles wrote: »
    Two evenings in a row , a passenger has got a shock off the car door .

    What causes this and what can I do to stop this ?

    Loose wire or static


  • #5
    colm_mcm
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    Shoes.


  • #6
    allthedoyles
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Was the air con on?

    No air-con but the passenger has metal parts in foot


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  • #7
    irish bloke
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    allthedoyles wrote: »
    No air-con but the passenger has metal parts in foot

    Does anyone else get a shock when getting out of your passenger door and does you passenger get a shock from other cars?


  • #8
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    get into the habit of trying to push open the door touching the window only, and same whilst closing

    thats what i do,


  • #9
    Special Circumstances
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    Synthetic fibres, fleeces. Dry air.


  • #10
    Dr_Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 295 ✭✭Dr_Bill


    Go all 80's a fit an anti static strip to the back of your car! :D


  • #11
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    ^^^

    do they actually work??


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  • #12
    stoneill
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    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^

    do they actually work??

    They do until they wear away - which is a few days.


  • #13
    Lyndsey3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭Lyndsey3000


    It's happening to me everyday.

    if I dont get a shock off the car it will be the next thing I touch..! :D


  • #14
    The Ging and I
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭The Ging and I


    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^

    do they actually work??

    Yes ! In My case it was the shoes.


  • #15
    Popoutman
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    It's the clothes being worn. Friction between e.g. a cotton t-shirt and a man made fiber fleece (or between a shirt and the seat material) will cause a build up of a lot of static. Touching something metal discharges it.
    Shoes play a factor in that if they are slightly conductive the static charge can dissipate slowly enough to ground that you don't feel the shock, and lowers the level of static before the door frame gets touched.
    The strip on the rear? Pointless and purely placebo. It's the charge differential between passenger and car, not car and ground.
    How to avoid it? Change the clothes worn, change the seat material or cover, and learn to use the glass to open and close the door.


  • #16
    Pat Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭Pat Dunne


    allthedoyles wrote: »
    No air-con but the passenger has metal parts in foot

    Just tell 'em to stand on the other foot :D


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