http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Elecraft-K3s-etc-bonding-tp7659942p7660012.html
connection, so I would not need to add a large wire between those items.
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
> I use thin, flat, copper strips. I use a paper punch to make neat holes
> in them. You can stack a whole bunch of them on a terminal. They are a
> little fragile, but you don't have to mess with them often.
>
> 73,
> Victor, 4X6GP
> Rehovot, Israel
> Formerly K2VCO
> CWops no. 5
>
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/> On 23/04/2020 15:37, 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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