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Ever since I got the new van, or perhaps its a change of footwear, I am getting almighty belts off the van bodywork after I stop and get out.
Is there a way to minimise the crack, or use it in some "playful" manner?
First, a couple of questions i'm sure Marconi can answer.
Is it me generating static, or the van? And then, when i get out and touch the van, i am the path to earth?
Or is it me becoming positive, and the van negative as im driving, and that causes the crack? (or vise versa)
The same happens if I manage to get out the van without touching any metal, only to get a static shock off the house front door handle.
Minimising the effect. Do those rubber strips that hung off the back of cars in the 80's actually work?
Could i use a resistor, or perhaps a lightbulb between me and the van to disapate the charge, thus lighting the bulb, even for a second. (Same idea as people holding a fluorescent tube and lighting it up while holding onto something else)
Or, i could just change my shoes.
Is there a way to minimise the crack, or use it in some "playful" manner?
First, a couple of questions i'm sure Marconi can answer.
Is it me generating static, or the van? And then, when i get out and touch the van, i am the path to earth?
Or is it me becoming positive, and the van negative as im driving, and that causes the crack? (or vise versa)
The same happens if I manage to get out the van without touching any metal, only to get a static shock off the house front door handle.
Minimising the effect. Do those rubber strips that hung off the back of cars in the 80's actually work?
Could i use a resistor, or perhaps a lightbulb between me and the van to disapate the charge, thus lighting the bulb, even for a second. (Same idea as people holding a fluorescent tube and lighting it up while holding onto something else)
Or, i could just change my shoes.