Hi Mel,
There is a copper tape you can use. I think the
sticky part has a conductive glue. Now it is not
very heavy, and is intended for RF grounding. I
would use it along with a heavy wire ground of your
choice. If they do not provide a ground terminal on the
device you want to ground, you are stuck with putting a
heavy wire under a screw. I use both. In most cases they
make use of the green wire for AC grounding. As you know,
it is not really the best RF grounding system.
I was able to find some thin copper tape like material at
a swap meet. It does not have any glue on it. I use it
for RF grounding in places where I will be moving the
equipment around. Of course I have to find, or add,
attachment points for the thin copper tape with no glue.
73 Jim K7SLI
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Equipment grounding - in shack
> Hi all,
> Just finishing up my first station install. Have a "single
> point ground
> plate/bar" wall mounted just above and behind the
> operating position. Desk is
> an old computer/printer stand made out of metal - surface,
> sides, legs, back,
> etc., with 2ftX4ft surface. Figured on grounding it too.
> Opr position is in
> basement.
>
> Had always read that everything should be grounded to this
> single point.
> Looking at my RCS-4 coax switch, MFJ P/S, and Ham rotor
> controller I don't
> see any "Gnd" connection points provided - yet their
> diagrams show "earth
> ground" symbols. What is the drill here? Just remove a
> screw from the covers
> and insert a full ring connector for a ground wire to then
> be run/attached?
>
> Ground array "outside" is cross-connected to all others
> present (like power
> service and tower, etc.) except the Telco, per some advice
> from their
> engineers. Used #4 solid Cu for short lead to single point
> plate, bolted
> solid now. All mech type connections in the system - no solder.
>
> Thanks in advance, 73's
> KD7DCR - Mel
>
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