Hey Pete, 2 AWG wire is 1/4 in diameter...
Are you sure? Maybe your using super flexible welding wire... Maybe not... 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "N4ZR" <n...@comcast.net> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 2:27:52 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3s, etc. bonding I think the answer lies in the ground bus. I used a 3/4" copper water pipe along the back edge of my desk, with a short pigtail of #2 wire to the K3. I used a yellow-jacketed Home Depot ring terminal on both ends of the #2, and metal-tapping screws to connect to the bus. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 4/23/2020 8:37 AM, Randy Farmer wrote: > I'm currently in the process of wiring up my new station and I happen > to be working on the equipment bonding phase for my pair of K3s SO2R > station. I'm doing my best to get decent connectivity between the > station components, but can't really figure out how to terminate large > (AWG 10) wire to the teeny 6-32 ground screws on the back of the K3, > especially since something like six bond wires need to be attached to > the transceivers. There appear to be no available ring terminals that > will fit these small screws; the smallest I can find are for #10 > studs. Even by using a threaded standoff installed in the K3 ground > nut and a longer screw to stand the rings off, stacking a bunch of > these huge terminals is extremely difficult. Providing some means of > reasonably quick disconnect for servicing purposes is equally > difficult. Exactly how can I go about connecting big wires to little > ground posts? > > 73... > Randy, W8FN > > On 4/20/2020 10:22 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >> On 4/20/2020 6:08 PM, Tom Norris NB5Q wrote: >>> I'm asking what method and >>> attachment point, to each piece of equipment, you experienced K-Line >>> owners >>> use to bond the K3s, P3, SP3, etc. and then on to the station ground. >> >> I use wires soldered to screw lugs, making sure that the attachment >> point is not insulated from the chassis by paint. Some of the >> equipment has a dedicated grounding screw. Shells of DB connectors >> SHOULD be bonded to the equipment chassis, but not always -- some >> mfrs screw up and fail to do that. >> >> Some of my equipment goes out in the field from time to time, so I >> use single circuit Power Pole connectors to make that easy. I'll use >> 2-6" between the lug and the PowerPole, then make a loop soldered to >> a PowerPoles that connect to each piece of gear in the string (so >> each connector has two wires). There are lots of suitable variations >> on this, depending on how the shack is laid out. >> >> These are the slides for my talks on station power, grounding, and >> bonding. http://k9yc.com/GroundingAndAudio.pdf >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to w...@windstream.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to donov...@starpower.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
