REFLECTOR:GROUNDING BLOCKS

[Jim Agnew]

Be careful of the Radio Shack terminal blocks since a lot
of them use plated steel screws instead of nickel plated
brass ones.  If you want brass bus bar strips you can find
them at most marine supply stores.

Jim

--- William Wade <chipmunk@uninets.net> wrote:
>   I made my own out of old brass hinges with brass screws
> tapped and silver soldered- very compact and high
> density.
>   Wicks has MS terminal strips in 3/8, -10, -8 and -6
> lugs. They also sell companion buss bar strips which bond
> the terminals as well as fiberglass covers. I used them
> on the Navion. 
>   The avionics shop likes to use what they call
> "porcupines"- an array of quick disconnect tabs arranged
> in arcs, mounted on a block- perhaps 36 tabs in groups of
> six. The arcs can be used individually or ganged
> together- they're being used for the panel lighting
> connections so that things can be changed easily among
> multiple dimmer circuits. These are Cessna parts- I
> haven't gotten the bill yet but they were less than $20
> per as I remember.
>   Radio Shack sells quick-disconnect terminal blocks and
> matching bonding strips- I just unscrew the tab
> assemblies, bolt three together temporarily so the tabs
> are in a circle, then solder them. I use these for ground
> points   -Bill
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Tom Martino 
>   To: reflector@www.tvbf.org 
>   Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 5:03 PM
>   Subject: REFLECTOR:GROUNDING BLOCKS
> 
> 
>   I like using a common grounding block but lately I have
> had trouble finding them.  I'm talking about the brass or
> metal block with multiple terminals on them ... they are
> commonly called "Neutral Blocks", "Earthing Blocks",
> "Grounding Blocks".
> 
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>   I searched the internet and can not find one online
> direct seller in the US.
> 
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> 
>   Anyone have a good source?
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James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2@Yahoo.Com
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed