i keep getting shocked grrrr!!!
01-19-2003, 03:22 PM
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i keep getting shocked grrrr!!!
Everytime I turn my car off and get out of the car i grap my door think where the automatic window button is and it shocks me!!!! Does that mean I have a loose ground somewhere? It just started happening and I havent touched anything at all on the car...i think its the screw that i touched that shocks me....weird...any suggestions...i mean serious suggestions. THanks
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01-19-2003, 04:24 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (deftones0817)
Everything in your car is 12 volts (except the ignition) and therefore it is extremely hard to get shocked. You can go up to your battery and lick you fingers and grab both posts and nothing would happen you body resistance is normally too high.
Is this your first car? Or first winter with a car? Because winter and car equals static electricity. And therefore you get shocked quite a bit by static.
Is this your first car? Or first winter with a car? Because winter and car equals static electricity. And therefore you get shocked quite a bit by static.
01-19-2003, 04:27 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (Mighty)
It's because it is winter 
I have that problem too right now, but not in the summer. It is good to shock yourself before you fill your car up with gas though [Modified by slvrcivic97, 1:28 AM 1/20/2003]
01-19-2003, 05:26 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (slvrcivic97)
na i was just like wtf it didnt start happened before and i have had this car for 2 winters now and never happened...just wondering if it was normal. lol.
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01-19-2003, 05:31 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (deftones0817)
Winter has something to do with it but not all. It is probably your tires. Tires with alot of silica in them will shock you when you touch any part of the car that is grounded. The stock michelines have alot of silica in them 
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01-19-2003, 06:34 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (Boost Pressure)
Yeah my gf has a severe disliking of my Civic, because it always shocks her when she gets out. I just tell her that its the car's form of payback for always slamming the door so hard, and other abuse she causes
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01-19-2003, 06:43 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (deftones0817)
i hope we dont see a "i caught on fire at a gas station" post from you, because thats how they get started (static electricity)
01-19-2003, 07:17 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (93 MR EJ1)
Yeah my gf has a severe disliking of my Civic, because it always shocks her when she gets out. I just tell her that its the car's form of payback for always slamming the door so hard, and other abuse she causes
01-19-2003, 07:21 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (swrdply400mrelay)
haha, same here...i've been getting shocked by my door a lot lately. whenever i try to close the door by the black pillar part, i get shocked. to stop that, i just close the door by the window.
01-19-2003, 08:03 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (Airbag Club)
my civic does the same.
i thought it was static from cloth seats because it doesnt happen in my friends car with gsr leather in it. i dunno though.
parada tires are supposed to have a lot of silica in them if that theory is true.
i thought it was static from cloth seats because it doesnt happen in my friends car with gsr leather in it. i dunno though.
parada tires are supposed to have a lot of silica in them if that theory is true.
01-19-2003, 08:55 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (93 MR EJ1)
Yeah my gf has a severe disliking of my Civic, because it always shocks her when she gets out. I just tell her that its the car's form of payback for always slamming the door so hard, and other abuse she causes
01-19-2003, 11:44 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (743)
easy trick to avoid this is when getting out of the car grab the metal part of the door until your foot is on the ground and voilia no more shock.
01-20-2003, 12:30 AM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (deftones0817)
It's not the season, blah blah blah...
It's due to the fabric of your car seats rubbing against the materials in your clothes creating static. I've found that fleece sweaters, polyesters, and non-rubber soled shoes create lovely sparks every now and then.
There's not a whole lot you can do about it, except learn to love it
I used to go out with this girl who would, honest to God, close the car door with her shoe so that she wouldn't get shocked.
It's due to the fabric of your car seats rubbing against the materials in your clothes creating static. I've found that fleece sweaters, polyesters, and non-rubber soled shoes create lovely sparks every now and then.
There's not a whole lot you can do about it, except learn to love it I used to go out with this girl who would, honest to God, close the car door with her shoe so that she wouldn't get shocked.
01-20-2003, 05:31 AM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (silverEH2)
its called static electricity. when you park your *** in the seat you build up energy from your clothing rubbing on the seat, producing a neg. charge. then when you touch a pos. charge you have a reaction.
01-20-2003, 05:51 AM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (purek9hybrid)
Yeah, I store electricity like a battery in the wintertime. When the air gets colder, the molecules slow down. This creates more friction as you walk/drive/whatever, hence more static electricity. All of my clothes have static cling right now, even my jeans. I hate this weather....
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01-20-2003, 06:29 AM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (Quasi-Evil B96v6)
Some interesting facts on static electricity...
ESD = Electrostatic Discharge
If you can FEEL the shock, its at least 3,000 volts of ESD
If you can HEAR the snap, its at least 9,000 volts of ESD
If you can SEE the arc, its at least 20,000 volts of ESD
You notice it more in the winter because there is less humidity. Humidity creates more resistance, therefore you don't feel it as much.
And just to let you know, most electronics can be damaged by less than 30v of ESD.
ESD = Electrostatic Discharge
If you can FEEL the shock, its at least 3,000 volts of ESD
If you can HEAR the snap, its at least 9,000 volts of ESD
If you can SEE the arc, its at least 20,000 volts of ESD
You notice it more in the winter because there is less humidity. Humidity creates more resistance, therefore you don't feel it as much.
And just to let you know, most electronics can be damaged by less than 30v of ESD.
01-20-2003, 06:35 AM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (honda_joe)
Some interesting facts on static electricity...
ESD = Electrostatic Discharge
If you can FEEL the shock, its at least 3,000 volts of ESD
If you can HEAR the snap, its at least 9,000 volts of ESD
If you can SEE the arc, its at least 20,000 volts of ESD
You notice it more in the winter because there is less humidity. Humidity creates more resistance, therefore you don't feel it as much.
And just to let you know, most electronics can be damaged by less than 30v of ESD.
ESD = Electrostatic Discharge
If you can FEEL the shock, its at least 3,000 volts of ESD
If you can HEAR the snap, its at least 9,000 volts of ESD
If you can SEE the arc, its at least 20,000 volts of ESD
You notice it more in the winter because there is less humidity. Humidity creates more resistance, therefore you don't feel it as much.
And just to let you know, most electronics can be damaged by less than 30v of ESD.
01-28-2003, 02:37 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (j.fuggi)
my civic does the same.
i thought it was static from cloth seats because it doesnt happen in my friends car with gsr leather in it. i dunno though.
i thought it was static from cloth seats because it doesnt happen in my friends car with gsr leather in it. i dunno though.
01-28-2003, 02:54 PM
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Re: i keep getting shocked grrrr!!! (honda_joe)
And just to let you know, most electronics can be damaged by less than 30v of ESD.
