Oh yes, I have a K3/P3 Randy N1KWF
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:53 AM Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote: > Hi Randy, > > I rebuilt my shack six years ago, and documented a bit of that. One > part was connecting grounds to the back of the rigs. See: > > https://www.nk7z.net/rebuilding-the-shack/ > > Look at a few of the photos. One shows a large copper ring terminal, > which will fit a K3, etc., and how it was connected to 3/4 inch braid. > > Basically I folded the braid, inserted it and some solder cut to length > into the ring terminal solder bucket. I then held it in place with a > set of pliers, and hit the ring terminal with a Burns-O-Matic torch. > You can see the jig I had set up on the top of the glass jar. > > Yes... I know grounds are not supposed to be soldered... > > I am sure there are better ways... This is just what I did. > > 73, and thanks, > Dave (NK7Z) > https://www.nk7z.net > ARRL Volunteer Examiner > ARRL Technical Specialist > ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources > > On 4/23/20 5:37 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 d...@nk7z.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 randyn1...@gmail.com > -- Randy Lake N1KWF 73 Gunn Rd. Keene,NH ______________________________________________________________ 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
