At 22:11 4/14/2000, Rico Sapolich wrote:
>case halves but, what about the potential difference between the left
>(grounded) head and the case?  There are numerous things that tend to isolate
>the case halves from the head.  That big rubber gummy for one; the sealants
>and oxides at the interface of the head and head nuts for another.  So, maybe
>we all should be installing grounding bonds between the lower cases and the
>heads.  What do you think?

Could just measure and see?  Of course it wouldn't show up RF with any
ordinary voltmeter...

>As an aside, I once braided my own grounding strap from stripped 14 AWG SO
>cord.  It was on a Sunday before we had such things as 7 day-a-week supply

My, you certainly must have been well-grounded (or sat in the sun too long) <g>

d

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