Capt Perry and David, Thanks for your responses and input. Is not correct that the bonding system is usually connected to the AC ground with one wire?
Thanks, Matt On Oct 22, 8:45 am, mattv <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
