REFLECTOR: How to fuel up and live to tell about it.

John Dibble aminetech at bluefrog.com
Tue Jan 31 14:37:09 CST 2012


That's exactly how I do it.

John

Laurence Coen wrote:

>  All. It’s winter and the time for static electricity.  It's also the
> time for fueling accidents.  Last week in Kansas City someone totaled
> his Chevy pickup at the gas pump to say nothing of what he did to the
> canopy he was parked under.  This was all caught in the station
> surveillance camera. The gentleman was sitting in his truck with the
> door open and the gas hose filling the tank.  He then slid off the
> seat, turning himself into a 40 thousand volt time bomb.  He walked
> back and grabbed the fill nozzle.  FOOM!  Since fill nozzles have to
> be grounded by law and it was in contact with the all metal truck,
> this was not a grounding problem of the vehicle.  If this guy had of
> touched anything metal as he slid of the seat this would not have
> happened. You can ground the metal stuff on a Velocity but you cannot,
> no matter how hard you try, ground your fuel tank wings or the gas in
> the tank because they are all non-conductors.  The metal ring for the
> fuel cap is metal and can have a static charge if it is not wired to
> the ground of the plane and you attach the ground clip like you're
> suppose to. If you follow this technique it won't matter if it's
> grounded or not.  Leave the gas cap in place until the plane is
> grounded and you have the fuel nozzle in your hand  Now use your free
> hand to open the gas cap.  This will guarantee that the nozzle, you
> and the gas cap/filler ring are all at ground potential before
> combustible vapor is available.  Flowing gas will produce static
> electricity so make sure the nozzle remains in contact with the ring
> during fueling.  Replace and latch the cap before going to the next
> tank.  Repeat. Larry CoenN136LC
>
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