static electricity
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Low humidity....
Low humidity allows for the build up of static electricity, either in you or the truck.
You touch the truck, it discharges. Depending who or what has the charge, depends on which way the electricity flows....
Either way, you get shocked...
Low humidity allows for the build up of static electricity, either in you or the truck.
You touch the truck, it discharges. Depending who or what has the charge, depends on which way the electricity flows....
Either way, you get shocked...
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I have seen Vehicle Anti Static straps and devices around in auto parts places. There was a post in these forums about them a few months back...maybe if you do a search you can find it. However in the meantime if you can get used to doing it...Just grab and hold your key by the metal part and tap it against the door Frame (Metal Part) when you get out of your vehicle...
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Siggy769 has the right idea. You might hold a metal part of the door as you exit to discharge before the build up. I have found that what I am wearing makes a difference. If I have on a certain jacket with a felt liner I could power a light bulb with the static electricity. Much less static in the summer (humid months) but still on occasion a static discharge.
The good news is the static is created from the nylon fibers in the cloth/nylon seats. And nylon wears well, so the seats will last a long time.
Chip
The good news is the static is created from the nylon fibers in the cloth/nylon seats. And nylon wears well, so the seats will last a long time.
Chip
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I have the same problem with the cloth seats on my 06 F-250 cc. I take a hold of the door frame before I slide out and don't get zapped. I usually wear jeans and a cotton shirt. LindenBruce
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From: Mandeville, La
Originally Posted by LindenBruce
I have the same problem with the cloth seats on my 06 F-250 cc. I take a hold of the door frame before I slide out and don't get zapped. I usually wear jeans and a cotton shirt. LindenBruce
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Don't Use Your Truck Key To Ground Out Static!
Originally Posted by spiggy769
I have seen Vehicle Anti Static straps and devices around in auto parts places. There was a post in these forums about them a few months back...maybe if you do a search you can find it. However in the meantime if you can get used to doing it...Just grab and hold your key by the metal part and tap it against the door Frame (Metal Part) when you get out of your vehicle...
First, the expensive key with the RFID tag. I have no idea if a static electricity spark will travel to, and fry the RFID electronics...but I don't want to find out.
This is not a bad idea - I used to do it with doors leaving the office - but use another key.Second, if you have a real good charge, you can see a visible spark as the key nears the metal ground used for discharge. This is fun to watch, if you don't mind the little pulse of electrical energy going through your finger, and the occasional gas station explosion when you emit an open spark in the presence of gasoline fumes.
So...it's not a bad idea in a couple of other situations...but I would not do it in my truck.
Cheers,
Hank Murphy
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My wife has a -cough- Buick and it about fries me when I get out of it and touch the edge of the door to close it. Just try to find a metal part in a GM to ground yourself against while getting out... 
Kansas City is usually humidity central but it has been dry here for months.
Kansas City is usually humidity central but it has been dry here for months.
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