Door shocking arm
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Door shocking arm
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I came across a strange scenario. So on Saturday I drove my bug 250 miles in about 4 hours(2 way) and as I was driving along with my arm out the window I kept feeling like I was being shocked or pinched. The door trim/scraper is tight so I'm not being pinched but it gave me a few blisters! There are a couple of small rust spots next to the trim I'm wondering if that could be causing it. Has anyone else experienced these shocks from having your arm out the window?
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Re: Door shocking arm
If your vehicle is waxed up nicely it could be from static discharge... Just a thought. I doubt there's any other electrical issue... The paint can defintely set up static depending on the weather conditions. The Drier the more likely. The little rusty spots would make great static discharge wicks as well.
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Re: Door shocking arm
Thanks for your input Scott, I'll have to try putting some primer and paint on those spots and see if that stops it
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I'm not sure if those spots particularly are the point of discharge , but any plaxce that has a "sharp" change in cross sectional area is suspect. I'm not sure how conductive the "metal trim" on the window scrapers is, but I don;t think they're terribly likley... maybe wear long sleeves and a jacket?... LOL
Slap a little wide electrical tape over those spots for a ride and see if that helps... Maybe just about any tape that might offer insulation (electrically).
I have a sand blasting rig or two (One cabinet mostly) that cause a ton of static discharge and make me terribly uncomfortable while blasting with short sleeves on... my arms touch some of the screws that hold the cabinet together, and constantly are jolting me. Sometimes it's worse than others... again where the air is dry, the static builds up faster and stronger... Blowing air across things creates the static almost as much as pulling a piece of scotch tape off the roll. (Scotch tape is the single biggest contributor to electrostatic discharge damage to electronic circuitry... and it's easy to miss as a source).
Slap a little wide electrical tape over those spots for a ride and see if that helps... Maybe just about any tape that might offer insulation (electrically).
I have a sand blasting rig or two (One cabinet mostly) that cause a ton of static discharge and make me terribly uncomfortable while blasting with short sleeves on... my arms touch some of the screws that hold the cabinet together, and constantly are jolting me. Sometimes it's worse than others... again where the air is dry, the static builds up faster and stronger... Blowing air across things creates the static almost as much as pulling a piece of scotch tape off the roll. (Scotch tape is the single biggest contributor to electrostatic discharge damage to electronic circuitry... and it's easy to miss as a source).
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Re: Door shocking arm
Thanks Scott, my sandblast cabinet does the same thing as a matter of fact. I'll have to give that a try and see if it helps Thanks for the tip
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Re: Door shocking arm
When computers first came to where I worked in the mid-70s I was not allowed to walk in the computer area unless it was very a slow walk (they were still using CRTs/Cathode Ray Tubes) as my static electricity would cause some of them to crash. If I ran my hand about and inch high over the key board the CRT would sparkle greenish bursts. Even now I still have problems with static electricity and the arc you can get around some things so... maybe... you are blessed with static electricity too.
If so then wearing a long sleeved garment to act as a shield/insulator may be the best of ideas.
What does bother me is the pan, body and everything else you would come into contact with is supposed to be grounded themselves. Maybe something else is going on besides the static electricity (like with power doors or power windows or power something else... you know things like that).
Lee
If so then wearing a long sleeved garment to act as a shield/insulator may be the best of ideas.
What does bother me is the pan, body and everything else you would come into contact with is supposed to be grounded themselves. Maybe something else is going on besides the static electricity (like with power doors or power windows or power something else... you know things like that).
Lee
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Re: Door shocking arm
No electronics in the doors but I did add the fitech.lol I wonder what benefits those dragging rubber ground straps would be like they were putting on new cars for a while?
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Re: Door shocking arm
But there is metal to metal contact at the hinges and the door latches and locks.
It was just something to think about.
Lee