I thought rubber isn't conductive. Since the whole car is on rubber, how is the product grounded while in motion?
1694677
With the car seat mat, it's not grounding in the sense of standing on the earth. From the booker Earthing by Clint Ober, page 208 describing the car seat grounding pad - " ...Seats in cars and trucks are bolted to the floor, and thus connected to the metal frame of the vehicle. I figured this setup would offer an electrical ground plane that could perhaps serve as a 'sink' into which static electricity from his body could be discharged...."
1694678
It's not the rubber itself that does the work. There is a cord connection from the mat that gets clipped onto a metal part of the car seat.
60869
Sorry, mine is inside. It gets wet from the car's tires when it is wet outside and it is installed on a cold cement floor. I have had no problems with it and would buy one again. I have heard that using an epoxy outside will work, but I have no experience with it outside.
2126242
Some people say you shouldn't be in motion with it mounted at all as stated on the cable; however, I have had my vehicle to about 80mph without a problem with this thing mounted to it. Do this at your own risk!
2194361
It's actually correct and safer for the negative cable to be attached to a strong ground on the car as opposed to being connected directly to the battery's negative terminal. (This is how to properly connect jumper cables to the auto your jumping, as well. Most do not do this or are not aware.)
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The internals of the mechanism that connects to the stem of the tire (the pin, etc.) are made of metal. The case for the mechanism is plastic. The part that actually connects to the thread is plastic and does not mess up the threads. I haven't had any trouble with it. My son has used his for years. It is battery free. You can run it off of the car battery or plug it in and uses both metric and/or standard measurements. The cables are stored inside the unit. Intelligently designed. Easy to use. Only down side is that if you leave it connected long term, air will leak out of the tire. Needs to be removed when tire is inflated. The internals of the mechanism that connects to the stem of the tire (the pin, etc.) are made of metal. The case for the mechanism is plastic. The part that actually connects to the thread is plastic and does not mess up the threads. I haven't had any trouble with it. My son has used his for years. It is battery free. You can run it off of the car battery or plug it in and uses both metric and/or standard measurements. The cables are stored inside the unit. Intelligently designed. Easy to use. Only down side is that if you leave it connected long term, air will leak out of the tire. Needs... » Read More The internals of the mechanism that connects to the stem of the tire (the pin, etc.) are made of metal. The case for the mechanism is plastic. The part that actually connects to the thread is plastic and does not mess up the threads. I haven't had any trouble with it. My son has used his for years. It is battery free. You can run it off of the car battery or plug it in and uses both metric and/or standard measurements. The cables are stored inside the unit. Intelligently designed. Easy to use. Only down side is that if you leave it connected long term, air will leak out of the tire. Needs to be removed when tire is inflated. « Show Less
1538805
Yes, this should not be conductive, unless you contaminate it. It's still not a good idea to spill it everywhere though
18691
OldAmazonian says:~{Gadgets like this can typically be kept topped up with a jumper from the car's lighter socket to the gadget's lighter socket. The better cords for the purpose have fuses in their plugs. The car's own voltage regulator maintains adequate level for intermittently charging the sealed lead acid battery without damage.}~While this more than likely should work, I'd let someone else try it before trying it on my own unit. Unless I tore it appart an investigated how things are wired inside and did some actual electrical measuring, I'd not try it unlesss I was willing to chance that something might get toasted. OldAmazonian says:~{Gadgets like this can typically be kept topped up with a jumper from the car's lighter socket to the gadget's lighter socket. The better cords for the purpose have fuses in their plugs. The car's own voltage regulator maintains adequate level for intermittently charging the sealed lead acid battery without damage.}~While this more than likely should work, I'd let someone else try it before trying it on my own unit. Unless I tore it appart an investigated how things are wired inside and did some actual electrical measuring, I'd not try it unlesss I was... » Read More OldAmazonian says:~{Gadgets like this can typically be kept topped up with a jumper from the car's lighter socket to the gadget's lighter socket. The better cords for the purpose have fuses in their plugs. The car's own voltage regulator maintains adequate level for intermittently charging the sealed lead acid battery without damage.}~While this more than likely should work, I'd let someone else try it before trying it on my own unit. Unless I tore it appart an investigated how things are wired inside and did some actual electrical measuring, I'd not try it unlesss I was willing to chance that something might get toasted. « Show Less
1895071
There is a way to ground it, but you must do it through a separate amp. Hope this helps!
1177697
I have bought it just a few days ago, I still don´t take it out of the box... but I have a friend who says that it´s a little complicated to handle with the kids inside on the dry sand, because the tires are thin, so the the car gets buried... he says that it´s OK in the wet sand...
275742
Like everyone else says it's non-conductive. If you want more information just write them. http://optechusa.com/work-mat.html
2128519
It depends how your car is grounded. For me there is a bad ground loop that makes noise while charging from the cigarette outlet.
200845
I have the same question! Since you sit on this pad, one or two layers of fabric -- your pants/skirt and partly your underpants as well -- will separate the pad from your bare skin. Clothing fabrics, such as wool, cotton and polyester, serve to insulate us, trapping our body heat close to our skin -- rather than conduct heat and electricity away from us. The Earthing Fitted Sheet, designed to conduct electricity between our skin and the ground as we sleep, is made of "100 percent cotton" with a mesh of silver thread woven into it. The silver thread conducts electricity between our skin and the ground. The operating concept for this auto seat pad seems somewhat different. Clint Ober, coauthor of "Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?", writes: "A lot of static electricity builds up on the body as a result of the material from the shirt or jacket of a driver or passenger rubbing up and down against the back of the seat as the vehicle is in motion... Seats in cars and trucks are bolted to the floor, and thus connected to the metal frame of the vehicle. I figured this setup would offer an electrical ground plane that [might] serve as a 'sink' into which static electricity from his body could be discharged" (page 208). Ober continues: "I took a voltmeter with me on the trip and I measured the trucker's body voltage connected and unconnected. There was a big difference. The electrical potential of the body of the truck and the truck became the same..." Since static electricity builds up on the driver's clothing, the mechanism of action here seems to drain that static electricity from the pants through the conductive seat pad and cable, into the metal frame of the vehicle. Draining static electricity from the clothing allows draining of static electricity from the skin. Since bringing the skin to electrical ground occurs indirectly, there seems to be no need for the skin to touch the pad.
849948
It was very simple. These cars have one of two possible plugs - for one of them use the included adapter harness, for the other just plug the car's wiring right in. The only reason you would have a problem is if the car's wiring or plug was damaged in some way.
629079
they are grounded thru the lamp mounting bolt... if not mounted to a solid metal part of the vehicle, you must run a ground wire (attached to the mounting bolt using a wire lug) to a metal part of the vehicle.Pete
1627727
It's just the wire , you would have to buy an adapter if you want to use it for your car. I apologize for the late response.
1253611
I use this stuff in Lawn Mower tires so vibration is not a factor. I suppose if you installed globs of this stuff into vehicles tires and then ran them down the interstate you would wind up with tires out of balance and vibrations like crazy.
2172758
Same with what the others said, you should have left over wire actually. i have a 02' taurus (very long car) and my power cable was long enough, and RCA cables were way more than long enough, ground wire is kind of short (which is actually better to ground).