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From: "Doug Waddingham" <DougWaddingham@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Lancair List" <Lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Electrical bonding for static buildup
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 12:41:48 -0700
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My EAA Tech counselor insists that electrically bonding my L-360 fuel tanks
against a static discharge is the right thing to do. The most dangerous time
for this to occur is during refueling shortly after flying where there is a
large static buildup in the airframe. Lancair says they don't bother and
have never had a problem or even heard of a problem with static discharges.
I'm about to close my wings, but before doing so I'm still debating whether
or not to do the bonding .

The tech counselor suggested I run a wire from the fuel filler cap to the
vent line that exits the BL-134 rib, then on the exterior of the rib  attach
another wire to the vent and connect this to the ground wire for the
nav/strobe lights. Has anyone else done this? If so, how did you attach the
wire to the fuel filler neck?

Marv -  a search of the archives resulted in only one other question
regarding electrical bonding. You referred the writer to speedbrakes.com,
telling him there was a lot of information on electrical bonding on that
site. When I try to access it I'm told I need a password, yet it gives no
indication how to obtain one.

I'd really like to settle this issue one way or the other so I can get on
with closing the wings. Any help from all the electrical experts will
certainly be appreciated.

Thanks,

Doug
DougWaddingham@worldnet.att.net
303-693-4367


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