Yes it connecting the ACgreen wire and DC green wire together. Its a ground not the AC neutral or the DC negative. Earth is Earth
On Oct 22, 8:34 am, David Oates <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Capt Perry. But I was responding to Matt's statement, "I will also be > running a wire from the grounding bus of the AC panel to the bonding system > and wire from the grounding bus on my new dc panel either to the bonding > system or to the grounding bus on the AC panel(shouldn’t matter if because AC > panel is already connected to bonding system)". That sounds like connecting > the AC and DC "grounds" together. Maybe I'm reading this wrong (?).DavidO > > --- On Thu, 10/22/09, Perry W. Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Perry W. Luke <[email protected]> > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Bonding > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 5:04 AM > > Hi, > Sorry if I misled you. > The terminal strip is for the bonding system, green wire only. > If you use a 12 screw terminal strip, hook the wire from the house zinc to > the terminal post on the terminal strip by the transom. Then you can run a > separate #8 green TINED wires from the 12 different screws on the strip to > the things you want to bond. > Some people run one wire to lets say a thru hull. Then they join the next > wire at the thru hull to go someplace else. If the connection is lost > because of corrosion or a poor connection at that thru hull, you loose your > bonding from that point on. You use a lot more wire, but it is a lot safer > way to bond. > Capt Perry. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of BoatRDavid > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:50 PM > To: UnifliteWorld > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Bonding > > I'm fairly sure that I was tought that the AC ground should never be > connected to the DC ground (your bonding system). DavidO > > On Oct 21, 10:24 am, [email protected] wrote: > > All that sounds good. > > > I would serges you put a theminal strip ware the bonding wire is hooked to > the house zinc. then run a lot of separate #8 wire to each component from > the teminal strip. This way if there is a brake in the wire, it will not > effect the rest of the sys. Also connect a jumper wire to some other pieces > that are bonded for extra security > > > Capt. > > > Perry > > Oct 21, 2009 12:34:22 PM,[email protected] wrote: > > > After some research this is how I am going to set up my bonding. What > > do you guys think? Daisy chain #8green marine grade wire from > > starboard engine -shaft log -strut - fuel deck fill - fuel filter > > housing - sea cock - rudder- trim tab-one side of large zinc plate on > > transom. Same thing down the port side but and sea cocks in the center > > of the boat. I will also be running a wire from the grounding bus of > > the AC panel to the bonding system and wire from the grounding bus on > > my new dc panel either to the bonding system or to the grounding bus > > on the AC panel(shouldn’t matter if because AC panel is already > > connected to bonding system) I will also run grounds from VHF and > > other electronics to the ground bus on the dc panel. I have recherché > > that the proper way to bond involves using on long no insulated strip > > down the center of the boat and branching out from there but I would > > prefer to do it as I described above, how are your boats set up? Does > > anyone run some sort of brush system to better bond your props and > > shafts? > > Thanks, > > Matt > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.24/2449 - Release Date: 10/20/09 > 18:42:00- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
