Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey

"Jim Yanik" wrote

Since that sentence is incomplete, I don't know what you're saying.

OK....

Regardless, today I wore my "bad" shoes and got out of the car without
holding onto the door frame. I, uh, dragged my knuckles across the parking
garage floor, and when I touched my car there was no shock. Pretty good!
However, I tried the same in my home's garage, which has metal rods in the
concrete. When I dragged my knuckles across THAT floor, I got a shock.

 

Jim Yanik wrote:

1. you need to check into the materials used in a v.d.g. generator.
2. you need to try the belt experiment i did.

 

Not sure if you are joking or not. I am going to approach it as if you
are not.

When he said "ground", he didn't mean the ground you walk on. He meant
electrical ground. IE the body of the car. Hold the door frame, slide
across the seat and exit the vehicle, maintaining contact with the metal
the entire time. You will not build a charge.

 

"Joe LaVigne" wrote

I wasn't joking, because that is what he intimated. For years I have done
exactly what you describe, and it is foolproof. Jim seemed to have suggested
a different method, and, having tried it yesterday, it apparently does work
(as long as there's no metal in the concrete!).