[Rhodes22-list] Grounding

[Todd Tavares]

Hank,
I know you weren't... I was joking.

I got my A&P license in 1982 and then fixed Blackhawks in the Army.

Let me wish you an early Happy Veterans Day,  and thank you for your
Service.

Cheers!

Todd T

On Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 12:30 PM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Todd,
>
> Not trying to poke the bear, lol, but I have helped a few boats with their
> electrical issues.  I used to be an aircraft electrician in the Army and
> aircraft 28vdc systems are actually quite similar to boat 12vdc systems.
>
> Hank
>
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 5:06 PM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hank,
> >
> > Great website..
> >
> > Be careful when making comments about Stan's practices.
> > I made a comment about Stan not following best practices and he said I
> was
> > being "gratuitously disingenuous".
> >
> > BAHAHAHAHA... 😃
> >
> > Todd T.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 8:56 AM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > The panel itself doesn't connect to ground as it controls the positive
> > side
> > > of the circuit.  All of your electrical devices (lights, radio, etc)
> > should
> > > have a pair of wires with the positive side connecting to the panel and
> > the
> > > negative side connecting to a negative bus bar, which is then connected
> > to
> > > the negative side of the battery.
> > >
> > > This website has a nice, simple description of boat wiring basics.
> > > Scroll down and you can see how the system is built.
> > > https://newwiremarine.com/how-to/wiring-a-boat/
> > >
> > > Stan is great at building boats, but he didn't usually follow marine
> best
> > > practices on electrical wiring so you're likely to find that your boat
> is
> > > not wired the same.
> > >
> > > Hank
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 8:37 AM <forg3d at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Re doing on the wiring (first time) and was wondering where the
> > > electrical
> > > > panel is grounded to?  Any help would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>