Static Electricity

[wildbill]

I don`t know if this would work.It all depends on how much you like the interior.Have you thought about trying a different kind of seat cover,like a pull over cover like used to protect the seats.Might work might not or better just to put up with it.Good luck and try to avoid any shocking encounters

[Hobbit]

static

Just a thought T.C. , but isn't the stabilizer bar mounted in rubber bushings?
Your grounding strap should go to a metal frame part that isn't insulated. It's worth a try.

[TheDjost]

There is also an anti-static spray that you can use on the seats. It also keeps stains from forming.

Think of what static is, how it is formed and where it can be stored.

Static is an imbalance of electon charges between two masses. It can be formed by a lot of means, but the most common is by friction. When two SLIGHTLY conductive surfaces rub together, one captures the valence electrons from the other. If one of the materials is conductive enough, the static will dissipate back through the contact point before enough is accumulated to be able to measure. Unfortunately, some fabrics and rubbers are just in the static prone range of conductibility. They conduct enough to "steal" electrons but not enough to give them back.

In this situation you have three possible places to accumulate a charge: the ground, the car, and YOU. If the tires rub on the ground and accumularte a charge in the frame of the car, and you put your leg on the ground you will be zapped because you bridge the two. Solution: ground strap. If the fabric of your pants rubbing on the fabric of you seat creates the charge between you and the frame of the car, you will also get zapped. Solution: connect the two together so the static dissipates. You can use more anti-static softener in your laundry to make your jeans more conductive, and then spray your seats with an anti-static spray. What you want is to keep your butt grounded to the frame of the car. You could also find another way to keep yourself connected with the frame. Find a place where you keep your hands an install a touch plate. If you have a manual transmission, the shifter knob would be a nice choice. Then ground that plate to the frame of the car. If you still get zapped by the touch plate because you move in your seat a lot and do not touch it for a while at a time, ground it through a 1kohm resistor. It will soften the electron flow enough so that you don't feel it.

Wow. That static interference chapter in the electronic design course in college is a long way back. School can be usefull sometimes.

-Justin

[desert1]

Strap

Gee TC you better attach a static strap to your belt!
Bruce in a snow bank

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[Jdwags]

Well I know that most all of our delivery trucks give the "shock" of life all day long, and I dont remember them doing that before.. Some of these trucks were made when i was in Highschool, so its not the "new material" the only thing I can think of is the tires.. which let it buildup..

All I know is that i make sure i hold the key out to take the jolt before i grab anything else.