Service station robbery - not an urban myth

maingate said:
They were used for anti static purposes due to the upholstery being made from a man made material, I don't remember them being used for car sickness.
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A few of those anti-static strips are still marketed as "anti car-sickness" devices. One of the customer reviews of this brand says that it seems to have worked for her dog (or maybe the dog has just got accustomed to travelling in the car?)....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Car-Anti-Static-Rubber-Prevent-Sickness/dp/B005O7VWO2

They used to sell a version for sufferers of air-sickness, but they were very cumbersome and prohibitively expensive, so they never really took off! :) :plane:
 
What do folk think to the use of scopolamine/BurunDanga? Is it possible this is whats been used?
 
Ste said:
Ever had a dead battery? What do you think powers the alarm? Especially when you leave it in storage
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I assume the service engineer at the "alarm servicing business" , can't do much about that then. Have to hope there's not another insurance policy inclusion, stating vehicle batteries must also undergo annual servicing, ( by a battery servicing company) or insurance is void.............. We're all doomed :)
 
scampa said:
A few of those anti-static strips are still marketed as "anti car-sickness" devices. One of the customer reviews of this brand says that it seems to have worked for her dog (or maybe the dog has just got accustomed to travelling in the car?)....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Car-Anti-Static-Rubber-Prevent-Sickness/dp/B005O7VWO2

They used to sell a version for sufferers of air-sickness, but they were very cumbersome and prohibitively expensive, so they never really took off! :) :plane:
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The very same firm that made a version for swimmers, not very successful I'm afraid, profits dived and they soon went under.
 
scampa said:
They used to sell a version for sufferers of air-sickness, but they were very cumbersome and prohibitively expensive, so they never really took off! :) :plane:
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Boom Boom. Very good. :lol-053:
 
I bought my van used, it has a pretty comprehensive alarm system (magnetic contacts on doors and belly lockers etc) and it also has a gas alarm for this very reason. The previous owner toured France / Italy quite a bit.
Cant say as I have ever used it as we are in the UK only at the mo - but its good to know its there should we travel over the pond.
In terms of carrying £4k in hard cash around... a safe is a good idea!
 
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I am sure that everybody has made their mind up about gassing by now but on the subject of rubber being an insulator. Rubber Wheels used in the presence of gasses such as Ether are impregnated with conductive material to render them Antistatic in order to prevent static sparks. I am guessing that is theory behind the rubber strips fitted to cars. It lets the static drain to earth.

Richard
 
Enough of this gassing

Having ploughed through all of this lengthy thread , I feel as if I have reached enlightenment .

I am prepared to do it again ,blindfolded, to raise money for my favourite charity " Help The Raddled "

Anyone care to sponsor me ?
 
Gosh! Have you seen the length of this thread and number of views?

I should think the amount of gassing that's gone on in here is sufficient to cause a large explosion.

Hmm. There's a thought. Anybody got a match?! :lol-061: :rolleyes2: ;)
 
Car tyres are not full of carbon black, they contain various percentages. In a lightening strike where enormous electrical energy is discharged then they are considered as electrical conductors. But when considering small quantities of electrical energy such as found in car static charge cases, then tire rubber is regarded as an insulator. Therefore a rubber strap with high conductance metal wire or infill is needed to discharge to earth, thus byepassing the tyres.
 
MancK9 said:
I bought my van used, it has a pretty comprehensive alarm system (magnetic contacts on doors and belly lockers etc) and it also has a gas alarm for this very reason.
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I have a "gas alarm" but it turned out not to be for the type of gas I thought it protected me from!!

I assume that an LPG/Butane type gas alarm is thought to be a good idea and an alarm to guard against carbon monoxide would seem to be a very good idea. You can smell LPG gas should it leak, but carbon monoxide does not smell and kills quickly.

A smoke alarm is now standard in most homes so one inside your MH is probably a good idea.

In connection with this thread, "a gas alarm" should warn of the presence of "narcotic gasses" ie: those gasses designed to render the occupants unconscious. Finding a suitable narcotic gas alarm might be a problem as there are grounds to question the validity of supposed "gas attacks" and nobody seems to be able to offer a definitive explanation of exactly what gas is being used!!

What I thought was an LPG type gas alarm is actually a narcotic gas alarm. I have now acquired and fitted an LPG gas alarm and a smoke/carbon monoxide alarm.
 
Of course not, it goes without saying, carbon black yes, and that other ingredient rubber (a given I would have thought). And pure rubber is an insulator,this is commonly found in tyres agreed?
The reason parts of an ignition system comprise carbon black leads is because carbon black is a good conductor but if combined with a high percentage of rubber as per said tyre then it would lose, on a proportional basis it's conductance value.
 
Byronic said:
Of course not, it goes without saying, carbon black yes, and that other ingredient rubber (a given I would have thought). And pure rubber is an insulator,this is commonly found in tyres agreed?
The reason parts of an ignition system comprise carbon black leads is because carbon black is a good conductor but if combined with a high percentage of rubber as per said tyre then it would lose, on a proportional basis it's conductance value.
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Is this all not a bit academic as when the road is dry it will not conduct much anyway, will it?

Richard
 
Tbear said:
Is this all not a bit academic as when the road is dry it will not conduct much anyway, will it?

Richard
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So in the UK it will be useful 99% of the time then! Academic? Dead right I will not utter another word on the subject. Then again nothing wrong with a bit of academia. No you're right it's boring, comparable with the subject of the original post.
 
Car tyres are not good conductors of electricity.

On seeing that ludicrous statement I just went out in the drizzle and "Meggered" my van tyre - Probes 10mm apart at 1000V the reading was in excess of 2000M Ohm, which is I guess why they sell conductive straps.
 
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sparrks said:
Car tyres are not good conductors of electricity.

On seeing that ludicrous statement I just went out in the drizzle and "Meggered" my van tyre - Probes 10mm apart at 1000V the reading was in excess of 2000M Ohm, which is I guess why they sell conductive straps.
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was that a normal Ohm or a motor Ohm ?
 
My wife used to milk a 100 strong pedigree Friesian herd of cows. One afternoon she was driving to the farm when a huge bolt of lightning hit a tree next to her and blew this huge oak tree apart. She was shocked but unharmed and the car cut out.

The metal box she was sat in was a good conductor of electricity but the tyres were obviously not. Luckily the road was dry but she did get soaked when she and the cattle dog got them out of the field. :lol-049:
 
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