WOW! sparks and shocks and fireworks

[jeff miles]

had cause to stop in a dark layby to check under bonnet. I brushed the aluminium covered heat shield under the bonnet with the stay and got a good display of sparks and electric discharge. being both foolish and inquisitive got interesting tingle shock when touched with finger tips. the charge persisted for several minutes. can only think the shield is acting as big electric condenser and soaking up corona discharge from leads - or some such weird stuff.

Any one else had it? Any ideas?

cheers

jeff

[GreenV8S]

That sounds wierd, could you hear the theme tune from the X files in the background? No that isn't normal and I can't think what would cause it.

[e2djh]

GreenV8S said:

That sounds wierd, could you hear the theme tune from the X files in the background? No that isn't normal and I can't think what would cause it.

I don't mean to laugh at the predicament of the sparking Chim, but that reply from GreenV8S made my day

[jeff miles]

The new V8developments 4.6L stagelll just collected from Spalding might have had something to do with it......


come to think about it, I was parked under 440Kv (or whatever) transmission line, and there were strange lights over Grantham - and they are a bit odd down there