REFLECTOR: Grounding Point

John Dibble aminetech at bluefrog.com
Fri Dec 3 13:04:12 CST 2004



Al Gietzen wrote:

>
> John;
>
> It▓s the difference in potential between two objects; doesn▓t have to
> be to ground.  Have you ever shuffled your feet along the carpet, and
> kissed your wife . . . or whoever?
>
> Ok, but not only does there have to be a difference in potential, but
> also a conductive path.  The wife is conductive, but the carpet isn't,
> otherwise the charge would travel through the carpet to the wife.  I
> think it is not a good idea to provide a conductor to the fuel opening
> because that is where the spark will be if the nozzle has a different
> potential and touches the fuel opening.
>
> John
>
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