Gates 90330 Static Strap

I installed this on the frame of my electric wheel chair, which I also got from Amazon. I simply cut it in to equal pieces, poked a hole in each of the resulting straps, and bolted it to the bottom frame rail so it would have ground contact. NO MORE STATIC SHOCKS while puttering around Wally World or the mall! I mean it completely eliminated static discharge.

I HATE getting shocked or shocking my kids when getting out of the car. t's bugged me forever and I finally decided that's enough. I ordered a set of these, one for each car. They don't always eliminate the shock entirely, but 98% of it. I don't feel it anymore but occasionally hear it. If you live in a dry climate like I do then one of these might make life just a little less annoying.As you can see, I attached my grounding strap with 12 gage copper wire. It does the trick and I was able to install it in an inconspicuous area that doesn't interfere with me working on the car.

Static charge can originate from different sources. I bought one of these to dissipate the static charge that normally builds in every automobile as its driven. The static buildup in a vehicle is simply due to the interaction between the metal body of the vehicle and the air molecules its brushing through and against. This strap works very well to dissipate the electrostatic charge in a metal vehicle body, and there's a lot less dust on my car since there's no electrostatic cling to attract it. That's good for me because I live in a farming community where there WAS lots of dust to attract. It was amazing how much dust would collect on the rear of my hatchback during short drives! However, if you wear synthetic clothing, or your car has synthetic material seat covers, you will generate your OWN static buildup charge separate to that of your vehicle just by brushing against the materials. Because we are pretty much insulated from the metal vehicle, we build our own charge through our clothing and don't notice until we touch a metal object and POP! When I wear synthetic clothing, as I exit my car I make sure to touch the metal somewhere. This discharges me to the ground, through the ground strap.There is still a small discharge generated by me, but it is very small and not painful. This can also help protect you from blowing yourself up at the gas station when refueling. Just like the other buyers, be ready to explain to people what's dragging under your car.

Unlike some very bizarre Chinese imports, this is the real deal. In the old days I used to install these routinely because for whatever reason maybe it was the leather shoes I used to get electric shocks all the time touching my door handles multiple cars. I figured as a new Earth grounder or is it earther? This is the least I could do since it actually does contact the Earth and make some attempt to balance. Other than high voltage static I mean. As I recall they last about 20,000 mi. So if you can install it so that you can raise it and lower it, you can make one last a lot longer.

Hi, ham radio operator here. I run HF in the pickup and have had static problems since i installed the rig. I have grounded every body panel to each other and the frame. I have installed chokes everywhere on all the different wires, headlights tail lights, fuel pump, battery, computer, heater fan. You cant name something i haven't pit chokes on. All the chokes were bought from amazon by the way. I have replaced the coil wires and plugs, and still had noise. I’m using heave shielded coax, Yaesu 891 radio and a wold river coil with a 96 inch whip. Actually all of the above helped but the noise remaining sounded like spark noise which got louder under acceleration. I had some 2 inch flat braided ground cable which i thought about trying but say these straps on amazon. I bought two and put one under the doors on the frame where the wouldn't be caught by the tires. Lucky for me I had two holes where a 1/2 inch bolt would fit along with the straps on each side of the frame. It was about a 10 minute install. I took the truck for a drive and the noise was gone. My noise blanker is set at 4 and my noise floor is flat with no static noise. If i turn the noise blanker off I can hear it but not nearly as bad as it was. I’m a happy camper now. Thanks!

Find a bolt on your frame (which is grounded), attach strap, done! I have these on two vehicles, one it almost completely eliminates static shock when exiting, the other vehicle not so much. Nice, heavy duty material but almost too short to use on my Ford Ranger work truck (just order the longer version for trucks). I would recommend these.

The strap is fine, it is as advertised. I have been trying everything to alleviate severe car sickness in one of my dogs. I don't think the strap will help my dog at this point but I will try it a few more times. I did blindfold him on our last excursion (we drive 3-4 miles to hike a trail) and that did seem to help (car sickness is supposed to be a disruption between what the eyes see and inner ear balance). Still experimenting!

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