[Rhodes22-list] Grounding

[Hank]

I absolutely know you were joking! I went active duty in 1982 and started
working on Blackhawks in Korea in 1983.  Where were you stationed? Happy
Veteran's day to you as well!

On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 3:43 PM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>