[Boatanchors] FS: Elmenco Fused AC Plug

[Nick England]

I even extended the cold water pipe into my ham shack - sort of....

On the back of my equipment shelves, I clamped a long piece of copper pipe.
http://www.virhistory.com/ham/photos/shack-99-1.JPG
I used hose clamps to easily tie braid or wire from the chassis of each
piece of gear to the pipe.
The hose clamps gave me complete flexibility when moving gear around.
The pipes on each bench were tied together and thence to the real cold
water pipe, entrance grounds, etc.
Nowadays I have all rack-mounted US Navy gear and the racks are tied into
the ground pipes laid along the floor behind them.
Cheers,
Nick


Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Jim Wilhite <w5jo at brightok.net> wrote:

> Along this same line Nick the manuals of the day were clear.  All the
> transmitters and most receivers that utilized the two wire non-polarized
> line had a ground lug on the rear of the chassis.  The manual said to
> ground the chassis to some ground such as a "cold water pipe" and be sure
> it is not the  natural gas line.  They also urged the operator or owner to
> tie each piece of equipment together to prevent potential difference
> between each piece.  Why?  Just as you stated, it can save your butt.
>
> Jim
> W5JO
>