[RE-wrenches] Attaching Ground To Steel Frame

[August Goers]

Maybe use one of these direct-burial ground clamps (that are made of bronze
w/ stainless hardware)?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/NSi-Industries-Heavy-Duty-Direct-Burial-Ground-Clamp-with-Lay-In-10-2-STR-GLC-12DB/307286461

The galvanic corrosion between stainless steel and mild steel is probably
the concern.
https://www.rmmcia.com/blog/brass-and-copper/metal-compatibility-galvanic-corrosion

-August





On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM Mark Frye via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Folks,
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> I am going to have a steel frame for my stand alone power supply to be
> dropped on the ground out in the elements.
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> I was planning to weld a stainless bolt to the mild steel frame to provide
> a corrosion resistant point of connection.
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> I am getting a lot of push back on this.
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> What are other folks do to create a connection for a system grounding
> electrode conductor on a piece of equipment like this?
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> Thanks,
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> Mark Frye
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