Electric Shock from Horn Button

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Erik Olsen
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Electric Shock from Horn Button

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Rec'd strong shock --car running--when I depressed Horn Button. Not the Std wheel. Wood rimmed Moto-Lito. Any suggestions as to w?. Just purchased car. 63 Super 90. Have no experience with it. Suggestions welcome. E Olsen

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Bad ground. Pull the button off. It should have blown a fuse so check that the fuse was not bypassed.
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Re: Electric Shock from Horn Button

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Thanks. Went to drive this am and Battery(new Optima 6 V ) stone dead. Would appear no fuse blown. Sounds like dead short. Will pull horn button and investigate.

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Welcome to the forum.
Take a minute and let us know where you live. There might be a contact nearby.
Then the answers you get will make more sense.

Check the wiring at the horn relay.
The horn is normally hot (B+) and functions by grounding at the button.

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Re: Electric Shock from Horn Button

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I don't think that you can get a "strong shock" from 6 volts, so I suspect you got a static electric discharge shock when you touched the horn button rim, which is probably a ground point. Not sure how you would have built up a static charge...had you just gotten in the car? Also was the air very dry?

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