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)
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> 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
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