X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp123.sbc.mail.re3.yahoo.com ([66.196.96.96] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with SMTP id 3493870 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:49:30 -0500 Received: (qmail 5634 invoked from network); 15 Feb 2009 01:49:30 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=hNuMLc9gnvU7LxVurtVjAIK6dhB3x2GLc69IXFadSaTa2n6XoUkBrcdRuOZunfhZ0voH5jb3vYCXEERTtu+qV92Z4FM30+4QAmyQ12hKgI6AhlY7JLN5avX28vJQadmXbmCCOaX4iYdIEV0/x7G6uhWNzoo3REY2UUiZbyevBzI= ; Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@76.212.85.131 with login) by smtp123.sbc.mail.re3.yahoo.com with SMTP; 15 Feb 2009 01:49:30 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: 2mYEwEQVM1nDaBJeYhop22dXJXTkbXD4cF3aC6jHoHY7ST2f2ufWL8srA8KglJZbUpz_L8QZv3_zVcUEyGJQvr6dpKdwPYDKBBhCQHLJUD.InmXcj9BWTYDZZVRex5JrRORkR6oFj7tr1iMhL37SSQohiFm_KsuXsU58WthcT264o19D_H6jXc8.Anl6t59syHdLPhvOllwUxe17hOVnE73UDD4cmOfaVJIbE9OEmI4- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <002101c98f10$188cd020$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: hauling gas Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:52:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C98EE6.2E2D1AE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C98EE6.2E2D1AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chief, static electricity is not horsefeathers, 40 years ago I watched = a $500,000 cracking tower burn down in the gas field, which was set off = by the attaching of a static wire, which was SOP, but a concentration of = propane at ground level did it. I always use a static wire on fueling, = but nothing is positively fool proof. JohnD ----- Original Message -----=20 From: SHIPCHIEF@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:05 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hauling gas Has anyone actually put a meter to your hose-tank assembly prior to = grounding just to see if this is real or horsefeathers? A digital volt meter has such a low ohms/volt ratio that you would be = able to get a reading before the voltage bled off thru the meter. = Assuming a static spark is mostly voltage and almost no current. Anyway it's a thought. ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! = (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=3D= http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=3D668072%26hmpgID=3D62= %26bcd=3DfebemailfooterNO62) ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C98EE6.2E2D1AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Chief,  static electricity is not=20 horsefeathers, 40 years ago I watched a $500,000 cracking tower burn = down in the=20 gas field, which was set off by the attaching of a static wire, which = was SOP,=20 but a concentration of propane at ground level did it. I always use = a=20 static wire on fueling, but nothing is positively fool proof.=20  JohnD
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Sent: Saturday, February 14, = 2009 3:05=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = hauling=20 gas

Has anyone actually put a meter to = your=20 hose-tank assembly prior to grounding just to see if this is real or=20 horsefeathers?
A digital volt meter has such a low ohms/volt ratio = that you=20 would be able to get a reading before the voltage bled off thru the = meter.=20 Assuming a static spark is mostly voltage and almost no = current.
Anyway=20 it's a thought.


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