[TowerTalk] Back of desk grounding buss

[Drax Felton]

I use a 3/4" copper pipe and hose clamp my copper straps to it.  That gives
plenty of surface area for a low impedance ground.


On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Charlie Gallo <Charlie at thegallos.com>wrote:

> Hey Gang,
> Sort of antenna, sort of RFI, more safety..
>
> I've decided my back of desk grounding situation needs to be improved
>
> Now, we all know the standard is a nice, thick copper buss.  Question is,
> how thick? - this will then be run down to the panel/ground rod
>
> Is Brass/Aluminum/Copper PIPE a valid alternative?  If aluminium, again,
> how large (I normally have round up to about 3" diameter sitting in the
> shop, as well an AL plate (various sizes, 3/16 thick up to 6" wide is
> everyday, and I have angle up to 5" wide legs, 1/4" thick around, and
> blocks up to 2" thick and 4" wide hanging around
>
> I intend to silver braze most of my connections, but obviously that won't
> work to an Al  plate,  That I'd drill, tap, and either use studs with nuts,
> or screws
>
> Again, we aren't talking the wall pass through here, but the buss at the
> back of the desk
>
> --
> 73 de KG2V - Charles Gallo
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