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mprather(at)spro.net
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: Is a pop rivet acceptable for a ground attachment?

It will work for a while, though I could imagine it might get hot, and

then maybe intermittent.  It doesn't sound like it's a "gas tight"

connection, so it's not the best we know how to do..  A machine screw and

nut would be better I think.  I'm sure someone with more direct experience

will chime in.

Matt-



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 I am grounding a gizmotron (Dynon pitot heater controller) to a wing rib

 with a Fast-On Tab.  I used a pop rivet to attach the Tab to the rib, but

 then it occurred to me this might not be acceptable.  The Tab can rotate

 around the rivet, though not freely or loosely.  I'm not concerned about

 the

 mechanical properties as much as the electrical.  Maybe a tighter

 connection

 is required?



 Having been wrong about almost everything electrical in the past, I

 thought

 I'd post here and get a definitive answer.



 Ralph Finch

 Davis, CA

 RV-9A QB-SA

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