Shocking!

MudTrac · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:01 am

Was wondering if anyone else here was having any problems with getting shocked with loose change in their hand pull on the door. Everytime i get out I put my hand in the hand pull to push the door out and "zap!" I get shocked, could this just be a bad ground? I took the change out so there wouldnt be anything metal that high in the holder but dang it really wakes me up when it happens. Thought I should ask only in the CRD forum casue the grounds on the Petrol models might be different.

oldnavy · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:11 am

Cloth seats and dry air, slide on seat and ZAP. My Magnum is as bad if not worse then the CRD of the wife's. Come warm weather and humidity it will quit.

oz_crd · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:24 am

Yeah, static electricity is not unique to the Liberty...

MudTrac · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:35 am

I understand that about the static thing, but this is in like 75-80 degree weather, Im in FL. and yes it has been that hot here this "winter" does it either hot or cold, Maybe I'm just special LOL, I guess I could write it off as static, maybe some neoprene seat ocvers would work...

oldnavy · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:45 am

Also the type of clothing has an effect, cotton little static, nylon lots. Maybe your problem lies in clothing somewhat?

MudTrac · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:20 am

Eh, I wear carhartts and tee shirts, all 100% cotton.. I had an F150 that did this and I added some more gounds to it and it never shocked me again. Dont know if it had anything to do with the gorunds or what... I'll live with it for now.

dog_party · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:59 am

Note to self: don't drive in big fluffy socks (and it you do, don't wiggle them back and forth the whole time). :lol:

I'm afraid there is no such thing as "dry air" in Orlando. They have big mist-making machines at the border, just in case it gets below 95% humidity. Kinda like that thing that hits me every time I lean in to grab a nice head of lettuce at the grocery store...only bigger.

I got shocked a few times exiting my truck after I first bought it. I replaced the carpet floor mats with Jeep slushmats and haven't been shocked since. Nice. They don't cover as much area as the Husky liners, but I love the Jeep logo all over the interior.

But I would be very interested in knowing if adding grounds stops the problem. That's a mod I'd like to do. Let us know if you discover anything.

spoonyG · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:00 pm

I doubt that the shock is anything other than static build-up. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever owned a car that didn't shock me upon dismount.

Colorado=bone dry air

MudTrac · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:58 pm

dog_party wrote:

I'm afraid there is no such thing as "dry air" in Orlando. They have big mist-making machines at the border, just in case it gets below 95% humidity. Kinda like that thing that hits me every time I lean in to grab a nice head of lettuce at the grocery store...only bigger.

LMFAO

Thats great, yeah the ground kit was one of my "rice car" buddies ideas, he regrounds all his cars for that reason, says that it also helps in the ignition and stuff too, dont think it would do dittaly with a diesel though. However I think Im going to just put a little bit of hotglue on the head of the screw in the door pull so its isolated, and the change can go back in. Or like I use to do in my other car is just let my girlfriend open her side first :shock:

dog_party · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:58 pm

spoonyG wrote:

Colorado=bone dry air

Don't remind me. I grew up in Ft. Collins and moved east when I was 12 and STILL haven't gotten used to the humidity on the east coast. It's like having a wet blanket on your head all the time. Blecck.

MudTrac wrote:

Or like I use to do in my other car is just let my girlfriend open her side first :shock:

HA!!!

MudTrac wrote:

I think Im going to just put a little bit of hotglue on the head of the screw in the door pull so its isolated, and the change can go back in.

That's a really good idea! Might have to do that myself.

gsbrockman · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:36 pm

Got out of the wife's CRD last weekend on our way to an evening meal (we had driven about 26 miles or so to dine out) and as I was exiting the CRD, my left nipple got zapped at the edge of the door. :evil:

Twisted---yes; true---yes; painful---yes; false story---no. Maybe it was the Timberland shoes, Husky floor liners, dry / low humidity interior, or a combination of all of the above. I'm much more careful nowadays.
Greg

MudTrac · **Posted:** Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:18 am

Kinda like Sprint would say "CRD now with DRIVER deterrent" LOL

Has yet to happen on the door, just the stupid little handle. My GF is bringing her hot glue over, and not for the fun glitter and popsicle stick happening I told her it was for ... Muhahahahaha

TxAshurst · **Posted:** Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:20 pm

On gasoline tanker trucks they hang a rubber strap from the bottom of the frame so it rubs along the ground as they drive. It keeps the static charge neutral so the driver doesn't flame out when he exits. A few thousand gallons of gasoline plus a static spark can be way TOO exciting!

MudTrac · **Posted:** Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:23 pm

How does that do anything different than the tires? Is the strap grounded to anything special? I dont know how this works...

bagger · **Posted:** Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:45 pm

Can't remember the last time I saw a strap hanging from a gas truck

MudTrac · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:27 am

Seems like a safety hazard for some reason... But it would look cool and all I guess. I talked to a guy that was driving a tank and asked him yesterday if he ever did that and he said no, but he had heard of some other weird stuff that they do like ground straps when they fill up and stuff.

naturist · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:42 am

MudTrac wrote:

How does that do anything different than the tires? Is the strap grounded to anything special? I dont know how this works...

a number of years ago tire makers quit using carbon black to make tires black, and started using other coloring agents. carbon black is electrically conductive, the other colorants are not, so most tires on the market are no longer capable of grounding static charges. folks who have this problem would do well to buy a set of those lovely aftermarket grounding straps (you know, the ones with the grey lightnening bolts on 'em) at the nearest Auto Zone or Pep Boys for $5 and install them on their rides.

MudTrac · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:57 am

Good to know...

Jeger · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:47 am

Was just talking to my wife on the phone when I heard her holler, yep, she got shocked. So it must be time to revive this thread

I was looking at getting a set of seat covers, the neoprene type I think, after getting shocked my wife wants to know if they would help with this little problem.

Any other ideas or updates on the ideas already here would be helpful too.

Pablo · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1201

When the goverment came up with the harardous materials signage they dropped the requirements for gas truckers to use a grounding chain (which they used to use). The grounding straps would be very welcome and I think I will pick up a pair. The better grounded your vehicle is, the better a chance it stands against a EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) attack. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse. And yes, I am a paranoid wacko.

On a lighter note, using fabric softener/static cling sheets in your laundry might help in preventing further shocking experiences.

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