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In most cases here in Cal if the station attendant sees you filling a container while it is in the vehicle they will stop you and make you set them on the ground. Dick & Nancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Tanner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] fuel containers > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > I also heard about it from the Air Force Retiree News. Seems as though he > was an Air Force retiree that forgot his training. > > I'm probably preaching to the choir, but...... It makes no difference if > the cans/containers are metal or plastic. Unless they are grounded, static > electricity can build up. Same goes for pouring the gas into the plane. > The plane should be grounded and the container should be grounded, or at > least touch the ground before pouring....and.....the container should be in > contact with the grounded plane while pouring. > > Back when I owned and flew airplanes...not ultralights.... I made a short > grounding cable with alligator clips that I attached to the container and to > the airplane ground point before pouring. > > Gordon Tanner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:18 AM > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] fuel containers > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > I just saw on CNN news where a guy was filling gas ans on the back of > > his pickup truck and it blew up and set him on fire because they said > > the cans were not grounded so be careful.Jim in Ct. > > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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