dms@scheidt.chem.nd.edu wrote:
>
> On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, john nolon wrote:
>
> >
> > ok oldtimers...
> >
> > remember back in the '50s and '60s... you used to see those rubber static
> > electricity ground straps on cars... my question.. did they really work ??
> >
> > I get out of my wife's car and reach to close the door and it strikes an
>arch
> > like a flashbulb going off... must be my silk underwear ???? but it's dang
> > agrevating... got any suggestions ???
>
> It's a tire problem. Some tires are much worse than others; it's something
> to do with how the tire rubber is compounded. One trick I've learned is to
> hold on to the metal door frame while getting out of the car. that way the
> shock is through the shoe, or just gradually disipated. The rubber ground
> straps are still available, though I'm not sure where from. They're not just
> rubber; they have wires running through them that do the actual grounding.
Don't think the ones we use have wire embedded in them--they're made of
a high carbon content rubber. Check with your local truck supply store.
They should have them, since they're DOT-required in many places. If you
can't find any in such places, call Prevost Parts in Elgin, IL.
(800-799-9938). They sell them for our buses.
Cheers.
--
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell)
[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
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