He needs to loose the fuzzy dice, and the purple boa
and scratch himself less
Joe :)
W S Potter wrote:
>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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