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Static straps! Haven't seen any of those things since I was a kid. I've also seen chains used for the same thing. In this state, don't let the DOT catch you using them if you drive a semi, especially one carrying flammable things. Think about it just a second, those things generate as much static electricity as they ever discharge. They really do. Ever notice a gasoline tanker always connects a static discharge strap to metal before pumping any fuel, or loading it at a terminal? You also see that at airports when planes are fueled, that static strap. That gasoline nozzle at a pump also has a ground strap built into it.
A static strap on a vehicle is asking for it! It was a useless thingy 50 years ago and still is now.
- 'Doc

Ever see those frayed braid straps on the trailing edges of a plane's wings? That is a static strap that does work. You'll never see one that touches the ground.

<blockquote data-quote="W5LZ" data-source="post: 451642" data-attributes="member: 129">Static straps!&nbsp; Haven&#039;t seen any of those things since I was a kid.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also seen chains used for the same thing.&nbsp; In this state, don&#039;t let the DOT catch you using them if you drive a semi, especially one carrying flammable things.&nbsp; Think about it just a second, those things generate as much static electricity as they ever discharge.&nbsp; They really do.&nbsp; Ever notice a gasoline tanker always connects a static discharge strap to metal before pumping any fuel, or loading it at a terminal?&nbsp; You also see that at airports when planes are fueled, that static strap.&nbsp; That gasoline nozzle at a pump also has a ground strap built into it.A static strap on a vehicle is asking for it!&nbsp; It was a useless thingy 50 years ago and still is now.&nbsp;- &#039;DocEver see those frayed braid straps on the trailing edges of a plane&#039;s wings?&nbsp; That is a static strap that does work.&nbsp; You&#039;ll never see one that touches the ground.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="W5LZ, post: 451642, member: 129"] Static straps! Haven't seen any of those things since I was a kid. I've also seen chains used for the same thing. In this state, don't let the DOT catch you using them if you drive a semi, especially one carrying flammable things. Think about it just a second, those things generate as much static electricity as they ever discharge. They really do. Ever notice a gasoline tanker always connects a static discharge strap to metal before pumping any fuel, or loading it at a terminal? You also see that at airports when planes are fueled, that static strap. That gasoline nozzle at a pump also has a ground strap built into it. A static strap on a vehicle is asking for it! It was a useless thingy 50 years ago and still is now. - 'Doc Ever see those frayed braid straps on the trailing edges of a plane's wings? That is a static strap that does work. You'll never see one that touches the ground. [/QUOTE]

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