Good morning. I am reviewing the suitability of serrated head screws in grounding and bonding applications. I am aware that these screws are good at resisting vibration, but I've not seen them used for grounding and bonding purposes.
I question this application since, while the serrations oppose loosening of the screw, they do not bite into the metal beneath the head and also seem unlikely to form a gas-tight connection, allowing degradation of the grounding/bonding interface over time. What are your opinions? Are you aware of any evidence of the reliability of an grounding/bonding connection using such screws? The screw will secure a wire, possibly with a crimp-on ring connector. (I also question the value of using a single toothed washer in these applications.) Regards, Peter L. Tarver This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, disclose or distribute this message. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
