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millner(at)me.com
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:59 pm Post subject: fueling-created static discharge prevention

On 7/10/2012 11:37 AM, bob noffs wrote:

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		    lately i have been filling my plane out of 5 gal. plastic cans and i 

 am finding it not too time consuming. the biggest reason is higher 

 octane mogas than i can get at the airport.

  anyway.............i need some advice on grounding.i have a 12 volt 

 pump mounted and it is powered by a battery 20 feet away. i have a 

 handheld switch . i set the plastic can on the table and fuel is 

 transferred thru vinyl tubing. at the airplane end is a metal filter. 

 pumps a gallon a minute. i plan to set up a ground to the exhaust pipe 

 [all tanks are grounded to the engine] but i do not know how to 

 ground   the pump or hoses. any advice would be appreciated.


	


Hi Bob,



Technically, it's BONDING you're interested in... grounding isn't much 

important unless you've experiencing lightening...



You need some metal screen at the 'can', a conductive hose (run a copper 

wire through it that's the best you can do) and a connection at the tank 

inlet on the airplane.  All those nee to be bonded together electrically.



Paul



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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:38 am Post subject: fueling-created static discharge prevention

thanks paul.

 bob noffs

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Paul Millner <millner(at)me.com (millner(at)me.com)> wrote:

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 On 7/10/2012 11:37 AM, bob noffs wrote:

  	  Quote: 	
		    lately i have been filling my plane out of 5 gal. plastic cans and i am finding it not too time consuming. the biggest reason is higher octane mogas than i can get at the airport.

  anyway.............i need some advice on grounding.i have a 12 volt pump mounted and it is powered by a battery 20 feet away. i have a handheld switch . i set the plastic can on the table and fuel is transferred thru vinyl tubing. at the airplane end is a metal filter. pumps a gallon a minute. i plan to set up a ground to the exhaust pipe [all tanks are grounded to the engine] but i do not know how to ground   the pump or hoses. any advice would be appreciated.

  	
 

 Hi Bob,

 

 Technically, it's BONDING you're interested in... grounding isn't much important unless you've experiencing lightening...

 

 You need some metal screen at the 'can', a conductive hose (run a copper wire through it that's the best you can do) and a connection at the tank inlet on the airplane.  All those nee to be bonded together electrically.

  

 Paul

 

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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:21 pm Post subject: fueling-created static discharge prevention

i have a similar issue and my idea is to use a cable just like the AVGAS pump...grounded to the bolts that hold up the hanger

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 thanks paul.

 bob noffs

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Paul Millner <millner(at)me.com (millner(at)me.com)> wrote:

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 On 7/10/2012 11:37 AM, bob noffs wrote:

  	  Quote: 	
		    lately i have been filling my plane out of 5 gal. plastic cans and i am finding it not too time consuming. the biggest reason is higher octane mogas than i can get at the airport.

  anyway.............i need some advice on grounding.i have a 12 volt pump mounted and it is powered by a battery 20 feet away. i have a handheld switch . i set the plastic can on the table and fuel is transferred thru vinyl tubing. at the airplane end is a metal filter. pumps a gallon a minute. i plan to set up a ground to the exhaust pipe [all tanks are grounded to the engine] but i do not know how to ground   the pump or hoses. any advice would be appreciated.

 Hi Bob,

 Technically, it's BONDING you're interested in... grounding isn't much important unless you've experiencing lightening...

 You need some metal screen at the 'can', a conductive hose (run a copper wire through it that's the best you can do) and a connection at the tank inlet on the airplane.  All those nee to be bonded together electrically.

 Paul

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