Agreed, and by extension plastic portable containers do not have this metal ring around them increasing thier risk if they are sitting in a insulating pickup bedliner or a fiberglas westy luggage rack. Chris On 12/6/05, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > RE: Grounding..... > The grounding is achieved when the metal/grounded nozzle comes in contact > with the metal filler pipe in the vehicle. Watching the video it is obvious > that the nozzle is grounded: The ignition occurs around the handle of the > nozzle when the static charge on the woman is grounded and sparks in the > midst of the fumes. > |
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