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Getting electrical shocks constantly
Topic Started: Apr 13 2014, 11:51 AM (287 Views)
yiffzer
Forgot His Manpurse

92 Geo Metro. Began noticing this after I had the common headlight issue where one headlight becomes very dim. I brought it to a mechanic do a quick headlight fix by wiring the left headlight to the right headlight. Mechanic told me I likely had a bad headlight switch (I don't think so). Then afterwards, my headlights began having problems -- flickering -- causing the fuse to constantly break to which I discovered was a loose fuse box underneath the driver side dash. I think the mechanic didn't tighten it down very well.

Ever since the headlight had that quick fix and I tightened down the loose fuse box, I kept feeling electric shocks every time I touch anything metal on the car. Mind you, I don't always get the shocks but when I do, it really annoys me. I think it's a grounding issue as the electricity has nowhere to go except to me. Where do I start?
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Hanuman
"The Almighty Grounds Cleaner"

static electricity builds up on car......you make a better path to earth ground than your thick rubber tires do.
circuit complete!

sucks doesnt it?
its hit me about 5 times in the last week.
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mwebb
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FOG

mist a little water from a spray bottle to your LF seat before you get into the car

IF
that does not resolve the issue

connect an electrolytic capacitor
negative side to ground / earth / steel / copper pipe in the actual ground / dirt / earth
positive side to your car's battery negative

use a DVOM
measure from your battery negative to the pipe in the ground
across the electrolytic capacitor
should be zero

if there is a value then post the actual value here
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