Anybody have high static in the car. There are times I get in it and my hair stands on end and all my clothes just go to heck in a hand basket.
Nope, I haven't noticed this problem. But I live in Oregon..and I would imagine the usual moisture in the environment keeps static build up to a minimum.
It happens during low humidity. Just about all the cars I've owned did the same thing. I think a lot of it has to do with the synthetic materials used in most of today's clothing. The soles in your shoe can even be a factor. So, when I exit the car , I always ground myself on the door catch at the pillar before exiting. It seems to minimumize the jolt.
I dont get a jolt of sort , but my clothes get all clingy. It is the only place that does it, and I live on the coast. It is fine till it touch the center compartment and then it just goes crazy
There are times in the winter when the air is cold and dry that I have static, even with the Softex seats.
...safety point, this is how (rarely) but sometimes static cling can cause fire when you are filling up with gaso. The safety tips are (1) touch metal of car before you touch the hose handle and (2) if possible do not re-enter car during the time the fill-up is happening. Of course as stated static is low humidity related. There are some spray can suff that kills static on clothes....not sure how they work (smelly as far as wearing). I am starting to study static- Static forms by rubbing two things on opposite ends of the Triboelectric Series (below). So perhaps you are a wearing wool, and the console is more like PVC. Bottom line: gotta go polyester! Triboelectric Series Glass (Positive - gives up electrons) hair nylon wool fur silk aluminum paper cotton rubber copper polyester polystyrene PVC Teflon (Negative -captures electrons)
