| I didn't read this whole thread. Did someone talk about connecting from the braid that comes from the hstab to the wick connection? My conclusion was you need a wire from where the braid connects to the elevator to the wick socket(s) on the back of the elevator. Most of the static will collect on the leading edge of the hstab, hopefully flow through the carbon to your amazingly low resistance (1 ohm?) braid connection, across the braid, through the connection to the wire, through the wire, into the socket, and out the wick.
While you're there consider high resistance conductive paint on all fiberglas surfaces that contain a leading edge. This will allow the charge to migrate to the back where hopefully you can figure out a way to get it to a wick. This is the stuff they use on radomes in bigger airplanes. Here's the info on the paint. As far as I can tell, what you want is CA7870.
On Oct 1, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Jim Nordin wrote: Ken, didn’t think of epoxying the strap. Jim
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 8:29 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Wick mechanical connection I used a braided bonding strap. One end epoxied to the inside radius of the leading edge of the elevator. Use the same conductive epoxy used to bond the static wick base plates. Find a spot on the lower (carbon) side of the inspection hole cover mounting flange, drill and countersink a hole to install a flat head strew pointing inboard that will be flush with the inspection panel flange and not interfere with the inspection hole cover. Crimp a ring terminal to the other end of the bonding strap and attach it to the screw. One nut to hold the screw in place and a jam nut to hold the ring terminal. With enough slack, tie wrap the bonding strap to the elevator control horn for strain relief. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 1:30 PM Subject: Wick mechanical connection Please advise me on the preferred acceptable method of electrically connecting the elevators to the fus on a L-IVPT. Static wicks are attached to the elevator and have continuity between them. But there doesn’t appear to be a connection to the fus. Thanks in advance.
Jim
If it tastes good spit it out” – my cardiologist.
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