Just after the light bulb over my head came on, and I thought I had the concept of grounding understood, I read something that turned that light right off again.
In Ron Alexander?s Electrical System article (Part 2) he talks about the difference between grounding through the airframe and using a grounding bus. What confused me was where he suggests that the grounding bus should be connected to the engine block and from there to the battery. My question is ? If you?re using a grounding bus and all electrical equipment is grounded via the bus, then why do you need to go through the engine block? Why not just wire from the grounding bus direct to the battery?
The fact that I even have to ask this question is what makes me think I'm still am confused about this grounding stuff?.
Bill Rambo
RV7A
In Ron Alexander?s Electrical System article (Part 2) he talks about the difference between grounding through the airframe and using a grounding bus. What confused me was where he suggests that the grounding bus should be connected to the engine block and from there to the battery. My question is ? If you?re using a grounding bus and all electrical equipment is grounded via the bus, then why do you need to go through the engine block? Why not just wire from the grounding bus direct to the battery?
The fact that I even have to ask this question is what makes me think I'm still am confused about this grounding stuff?.
Bill Rambo
RV7A