Static charges are high voltage/low current, the large size and braiding are for longer life with repeated flexing.

Stuart

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Neil N
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 2:57 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 1993 Eurovan 2.5 Ground Strap At Hood

Thanks! I get it. And here I thought it was for the Flux Capacitor

< Kidding >

It's fairly large so i assumed it's application was to potentially pass a lot of current

Neil.

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Pat Spragge/RFAN <Pat.Spragge@rfan.com>
wrote:

> Read this...especially the one from Stealth_TDI...
>
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?6992015-Grounded-hood
>

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