Keith,
Maybe you could hang a ground strap under one of the mud flaps ...
Any of you guys with Chevrolet of Dodge pickups having a problem like this?
Could be just a Ford thing.
Wes
on 3/8/02 6:59 AM, Rick Hammond at r.hammond@sympatico.ca wrote:
> John,
> Our brains work on static...right? ;-)
> I worked on pipeline projects under running powerlines. Aside from some
> possibly
> wiped out bank cards, the main things were grounding any lengths of pipe
> (36"dia.) and dragging small chains from the pickups.
>
> I know the thing of 'hey, there's something hanging down under your truck...'
> but
> if we didn't, or a fun-loving co-worker hung it up on the bumper, you would
> get a
> good snap when you went for the door handle. Now this was the truck picking
> up a
> charge, not you charging yourself up on the seat, though I guess that works
> both
> ways. Some just hung chains, but you can also hang straps etc. from the
> undercarriage.
>
> Kieth; experiment; get charged up, and see if you spark to a ground (post
> etc.)
> of if it's just to the truck.
>
> Btw, they would weld up long sections of pipe; if it wasn't grounded, it would
> throw a man on his arse pretty fast.
>
> Never want to live under big lines, but if I ever do, I don't think I'll pay
> much
> for power; to heck with cold fusion, induction works just fine.
> Cheers,
> Rick
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