Thanks for all the tips & info. I've passed it all along to my friend. I may try some of it myself, as my own truck, a 2003 GMC sonoma with stock tires & wheels zaps the crap out of me when I get out and then touch the door to close it..
7trees.. dave/NA6DF --- In [email protected], Mike WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's graphite powder. Any good locksmith will have > a lead on where to get it. They use it as a dry lube > in car door locks, etc. My local guy buys it by the > pint bottle and loads up a small squeeze bottle > that has a tiny metal tube for a tip. > > Once you have some in hand, spin out the cores in > the tire valves which will deflate the tires, then use > a tiny funnel ( or a sheet of paper folded into a V ) > and put about a level teaspoon into each tire. Then > reinflate the tires. > > Make sure that the wheel bearing grease is not > insulating. the rims / wheels from the spindles. > There maybe a spring clip that is missing or > maybe needs to be added. > > That should take care of the tire static. > > Mike WA6ILQ > > At 01:11 PM 11/17/04, you wrote: > > >Not repeater related so much, but I thought the great minds here > >might know... > > > >One of my corporate bosses, a ham, is having his bridgestone tires > >generate static while they are rolling, interfering with AM radio > >reception. I know somebody used to sell a powder to put in the tires > >that dissapated the static, but can't find any info on it now. It > >has to do with some problem with "low rolling resistance" tires that > >have low carbon content.. > > > >Any ideas? thanks! > > > >dave Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
