REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap Grounding

[Keith Hallsten]

Yes, we presume so!  

 

I also attached a ground wire to each fuel cap ring while building the
strakes.  I ran it between the upper and lower skins of the upper strake
shell by "drilling" into the foam from the edge with a length of #10
threaded rod.  Once the wire was in place I backfilled the space around the
wire with some wet micro (injected with a syringe).  I made each wire come
out at the end of the center-section spar, where it connects to the tiedown
rings.  

 

I also ran another wire from each tiedown ring to the firewall ground bolt,
which is connected to the engine.  This means that the fuel cap rings are
electrically bonded to the engine and both tiedowns, so I can connect the
fuel pump ground clip to any of those points.

 

Keith

 

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
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Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 8:39 AM
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap

 

Subject Grounded Gas fill ports

Hi Larry

Steve and I ran a wire from each cap ring to the ground bus and it is
connected to the engine.

Before fueling we attach the grounding clip to a exhaust pipe and touch the
fueling nozzle to the ring

 Are we are shedding the static charge?

Best regards

Mack Murphree

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