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Just started happening today...
when i get out of the car, when i touch the door handle, i get a little shock.
Not sure where to start looking...
Assuming a ground is loose somewhere?
Thank you in advance for any help.
Drivers side, and I am in Florida
It's humid year round...but we do have a front moving through tonight
So I'll check on Monday Tuesday once it's gone
"If" it's static electricity, it will discharge the moment it produces any type of light electrical shock when you touch the handle. You should be able to immediately touch the handle again and feel no electrical shock (as the static electricity has discharged). If you can immediately grab the handle again without being shocked, it's static electricity. If the shock continues (occurs again) unabated after the initial shock (discharge) it warrants further diagnostics.
"If" it's static electricity, it will discharge the moment it produces any type of light electrical shock when you touch the handle. You should be able to immediately touch the handle again and feel no electrical shock (as the static electricity has discharged). If you can immediately grab the handle again without being shocked, it's static electricity. If the shock continues (occurs again) unabated after the initial shock (discharge) it warrants further diagnostics.
Ok that answers that, just static electricity
Never had that before here in Florida
Cuz i do grab the handle again and no shock
Thank you!
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Always so helpful and knowledgeable
I lived on the West coast of Florida & boat fished in the Gulf of Mexico frequently. I reside on the Atlantic coast in North Carolina. Both coasts extremely humid - humid air is an excellent conductor of electricity and electricity will readily discharge via the hot humid air. When a cold dry air mass (high pressure system) begins to develop of overtakes a warm air mass, it's common to see static electricity develop. Often when the RH gets below 50% (generally 35% - 50%). You can look up this video on your own so I won't post the URL link, but look at this woman's hair in Naples, Florida as a thunderstorm begins to develop in very dry air.
Here in Phoenix it’s dry year round and static shocks can be quite painful, especially in winter when it’s single digit humidity. With the vinyl seats in the Cutlass I was getting zapped every time I slid out of the seat. I learned to put my leg against the rocker panel as I exited the vehicle to discharge the static; otherwise I would get quite a shock.
February 3rd, 2024, 05:20 PM
