[Rhodes22-list] advice on ground for battery

[Roger Pihlaja]

Lou,

The Dynaplate M/N 4006 that I recommended has an effective water contact
area of several square feet because of its porous sintered bronze
construction.

If you are trying for lightening protection; then, ground the mast & stays.
You will need to run separate HD cables to the mast & the stays.  I leave it
to you to decide whether to tie the boat's 12 VDC electrical system into
this ground.  The earth ground will dramatically improve the performance of
any radio equipment.  If you keep the boat in a marina where there may be a
lot stray electricity in the water, you may want to consider an isolation
transformer and a ground fault interupter on your shore power connection.
These devices would be cheap insurance in any case.  Since the boat is
plastic & does not have an inboard engine or any other metal in permanent
contact with the water, I wouldn't think increased galvanic corrosion will
be a significant issue.  What would corrode?

I got confused because the title of your post says "advice for ground on
battery" &, from that, I assumed you were interested in improving the
performance of your electronics.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Rosenberg" <steadilsr at verizon.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] advice on ground for battery


> Roger,
>
>   I am rebuilding this boat.  I have NO operational electronics. Im
> buying a panel rewiring from top to bottom. SInce I am currently up to
> the CB trunk removal and noticed No way to ground for lightning there,
> I posted the inquiry.   You are correct in stating the controversy
> around grounding the panel to the sintered bronze.   I was surprised
> that the post Hank referred me to stated the plate needed to be one sq
> foot to be useful.  The potential equalization issue is totally
> controversial, I believe, in the earth science community.  There is SO
> much we dont know about lightning but I am truly just trying to make an
> informed decision here as a newbie boat owner.
>
>   I sincerely appreciate your help and all those who have added to my
> knowledge today ( Hank!)  and know from my video and audio experience
> when you do ground a radio signal you do get better reception.   I
> would probably ground the radio but not the GPS power( when acquired)
> nor the cd player or the thermocooler or the windlass or the.... whoops
> only planning on 5 breaker board!
>   thanks
>   peace
> Lou
> On Monday, November 1, 2004, at 09:25 PM, Roger Pihlaja wrote:
>
> > Lou,
> >
> > I've reread your posts & I can't tell exactly what you are trying to
> > do.
> > Are you trying to improve the performance of your electronics or are
> > you
> > trying for lightening protection?
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 7:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] advice on ground for battery
> >
> >
> >> Roger,
> >> I believe there is some misunderstanding as to what Lou wants to
> >> ground.
> > If I
> >> understood his last post, he was talking about grounding the mast,
> >> which
> >> would not be grounded to the same plate as a 12 volt ground.
> >> My understanding is that the battery ground and the lightning grounds
> > should
> >> never meet.
> >>
> >> Rummy
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