Classic British Flight Sim

No.. not static.. just grounded

ATB

DaveB

Hey Joe, then whatever they're doing didn't get the proper voltage drop because we tested it (with a qualified electrician) at the plug that has been causing the problem and it was at 120-125 under load and he's the one who said it shouldn't be that high.

DaveB wrote:No.. not static.. just grounded

Grounded....ground....aircraft ....plane....

GROUND PLANE!!!

No, lets not go there....

Derek

When I was a fueler, the last thing we usually did was ground an airplane (in the electrical sense). Better solution was to bond to it. That way your truck and the plane had equalized potentials and you didn't worry about getting hit when hooking up or unhooking the truck. The truck and (where we used it) the hydrant pit "moosehead" created more than enough of a ground as it was.

Ever want to get scared about about fuel? Watch a 10,000 gallon Jet-A tanker getting refilled at night with the hatches open. You can see the flashes of static discharge even from outside. When you look through the hatch, that's when you REALLY get scared. Now imagine that happening while you fuel an airplane (because it does!).

Did you always make sure you kept a shoe handy in case of leaks?

Now that is funny!

ATB

DaveB

that's a real shoo in Darren..

Chris
Listen to me it's 120/240 and 125v to ground is normal....

Edit I typed Darrell but it's DarrenL

airboatr wrote:Listen to me it's 120/240 and 125v to ground is normal...

Joe, you need to get out more...

..and I'm very disappointed that neither of the comms wallahs here picked up on my groundplane quip..

..goes off in a huff to feed child.

Derek

DelP wrote:
Joe, you need to get out more...

..goes off in a huff to feed child.

Derek

I'm out right now Derek I'm out all the time.....

..and I'm very disappointed that neither of the comms wallahs here picked up on my groundplane quip..

It'd be interesting to 'sit in' on you doing a word association test mate

ATB

DaveB (also out)