[Rhodes22-list] Computer email advice to Eric

[John Tonjes]

Roger,
The static electricity buidls up on the boat and when she reaches over the 
railing (bare skin) touching the railing and the outboard, she completes the 
circuit. Trust me, it gets your attention on the bare skin of a large belly 
like mine. I don't have an explanation for all the science behind it, but I 
know this is the case. A quick check withn a volt meter will answerr the 
question. A reading of 12 volts will indicate a battery system short, as you 
have thought it was. Anything different will be a static build up.

Rummy....glad to be home again. Home, where the ice is free and the rum 
plentiful.


>From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Computer email advice to Eric
>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:04:40 -0400
>
>Rummy,
>
>First of all, welcome back to the list!
>
>I've never experienced the sort of static electricity build-up you 
>describe,
>so I will bow to your experience in this area.  But, why would the outboard
>engine housing on Carol's boat be giving her a shock under these 
>conditions,
>especially if the motor was electrically disconnected from the boat's
>electrical system?
>
>Roger Pihlaja
>S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Tonjes" <robertbovee at hotmail.com>
>To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:24 AM
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Computer email advice to Eric
>
>
> > Ed,
> > Yes, I signed back up on the list yesterday. "Robert Eric Bovee" is
>actually
> > my birth name and is a pen name I use for writing infrequent technical
> > articles for two different trade magazines (roofing, very boring stuff).
> > I was adopted at a young age.
> > Roger,
> > I am not the first to experience the static charge shocking. Alex Bell
> > suffered the same thing while they were still living in Colorado. I had
> > totally disconnected all electrical devices and still maintained a 26 
>volt
> > reading. An easy fix would be to ground the rigging with a small, thin
> > copper wire overboard. I'm sure others have experienced the pinching
> > fealing, shock, but didn't know what it was.
> >
> > Rummy (for real)
> >
> >
> > >From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Computer email advice to Eric
> > >Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:57:06 -0400
> > >
> > >Michael:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >What do you mean?  "You might want to ask the sysadmin to give your 
>mail
> > >program a turn up."  Conduct a class please with intricate details.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Have you noticed that Rummy snuck back on the list?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Ed K
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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