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[rebel-builders] Grounding the battery

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N.Smith

[rebel-builders] Grounding the battery

Post by N.Smith » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:52 am

Thanks for the link Ken

Just been thinking hard about this for the last few weeks.

Nig

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: 31 May 2006 14:09
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery


Here is a page describing a good method of grounding a rear mounted
battery. There was a small discussion on this at the last Rebel
meeting. The important thing is to run all avionic and audio grounds to
a common point preferably on the firewall.
Ken

http://aeroelectric.com/articles/Batter ... ounds.html







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Jesse Jenks

[rebel-builders] Grounding the battery

Post by Jesse Jenks » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:52 am

When Bob talks about using a single ground for sensitive components does
that mean a seperate wire back to the battery for each item (radios I guess)
or can you use a ground bus for those?
From: "N.Smith" <admin@airnig.co.uk>
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To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:20:21 +0100

Thanks for the link Ken

Just been thinking hard about this for the last few weeks.

Nig

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: 31 May 2006 14:09
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery


Here is a page describing a good method of grounding a rear mounted
battery. There was a small discussion on this at the last Rebel
meeting. The important thing is to run all avionic and audio grounds to
a common point preferably on the firewall.
Ken

http://aeroelectric.com/articles/Batter ... ounds.html







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Bob Patterson

[rebel-builders] Grounding the battery

Post by Bob Patterson » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:52 am

Hi Jesse !

Not back to the battery - as Ken says below, just connect all to
a single point, preferably on the firewall. A common bus, connected
to that point would be fine.

--
......bobp
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Wednesday 31 May 2006 11:51 pm, Jesse Jenks wrote:
When Bob talks about using a single ground for sensitive components does
that mean a seperate wire back to the battery for each item (radios I
guess) or can you use a ground bus for those?
From: "N.Smith" <admin@airnig.co.uk>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:20:21 +0100

Thanks for the link Ken

Just been thinking hard about this for the last few weeks.

Nig

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: 31 May 2006 14:09
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery


Here is a page describing a good method of grounding a rear mounted
battery. There was a small discussion on this at the last Rebel
meeting. The important thing is to run all avionic and audio grounds to
a common point preferably on the firewall.
Ken

http://aeroelectric.com/articles/Batter ... ounds.html




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Bob Patterson

[rebel-builders] Grounding the battery

Post by Bob Patterson » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:52 am

OOOooooooopppps ! That should have read "a common bus AT that
point" - that is, a lot of connectors fastened to the firewall in
one place ...

--
......bobp
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Thursday 01 June 2006 01:06 am, Bob Patterson wrote:
Hi Jesse !

Not back to the battery - as Ken says below, just connect all to
a single point, preferably on the firewall. A common bus, connected
to that point would be fine.

--
......bobp
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Wednesday 31 May 2006 11:51 pm, Jesse Jenks wrote:
When Bob talks about using a single ground for sensitive components does
that mean a seperate wire back to the battery for each item (radios I
guess) or can you use a ground bus for those?
From: "N.Smith" <admin@airnig.co.uk>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:20:21 +0100

Thanks for the link Ken

Just been thinking hard about this for the last few weeks.

Nig

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: 31 May 2006 14:09
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery


Here is a page describing a good method of grounding a rear mounted
battery. There was a small discussion on this at the last Rebel
meeting. The important thing is to run all avionic and audio grounds to
a common point preferably on the firewall.
Ken

http://aeroelectric.com/articles/Batter ... ounds.html




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Mike Kimball

[rebel-builders] Grounding the battery

Post by Mike Kimball » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:53 am

I created my ground bus by using a standard household circuit breaker box
grounding bus that can be found in any hardware store. It has little
threaded thingys with a slot for a screwdriver that is intended to squish
down on solid house wire. I replaced those with pan head screws to capture
standard eye ring terminal ends. I had to go to a local FBO for aircraft
screws because they were a 1/4-28 thread that you can't get in hardware
stores. I drilled through the bus where it would sit against the fuse box
in two places for a 1/4-28 bolt to go through the firewall through the back
side of the ground bus and into the threaded hole in the bus. Quick and
easy. I can take pictures if my description is hard to follow.

Mike
044SR

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Patterson
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:48 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery


OOOooooooopppps ! That should have read "a common bus AT that
point" - that is, a lot of connectors fastened to the firewall in
one place ...

--
......bobp
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Thursday 01 June 2006 01:06 am, Bob Patterson wrote:
Hi Jesse !

Not back to the battery - as Ken says below, just connect all to
a single point, preferably on the firewall. A common bus, connected
to that point would be fine.

--
......bobp
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Wednesday 31 May 2006 11:51 pm, Jesse Jenks wrote:
When Bob talks about using a single ground for sensitive components does
that mean a seperate wire back to the battery for each item (radios I
guess) or can you use a ground bus for those?
From: "N.Smith" <admin@airnig.co.uk>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:20:21 +0100

Thanks for the link Ken

Just been thinking hard about this for the last few weeks.

Nig

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of
Ken
Sent: 31 May 2006 14:09
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Grounding the battery


Here is a page describing a good method of grounding a rear mounted
battery. There was a small discussion on this at the last Rebel
meeting. The important thing is to run all avionic and audio grounds
to
a common point preferably on the firewall.
Ken

http://aeroelectric.com/articles/Batter ... ounds.html




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