P-Leads getting hot

Dan Thomas wrote:

wrote in message ...
The bigger question is how much damage ($$$) did it do and who's responsible
for it? I'm sure that a $20 ignition switch used in an airplane costs $500, no?

-Cory

Justin H wrote:
: Thanks! All of you were correct. It appears to have never had a grounding
: strap. It does now! and the starter works alot better too!

: thanks again

That ground current may have traveled through control cables,
too, heating them and ruining the temper of the wire and melting any
plastic liners. Might be a good idea to make sure they're OK.

Dan

OR?
How about the braided steel cover on a fuel line!
Could be interesting.

I even had a real live braided ground cable between the engine case
adn the airframe.

But

My starter (mounted on the accessory case, instead of the engine case)
also found a lower resistance path thru the P lead.

So, my engine is now grounded at the _starter_, rather thatn the other
side if the engine block...

The stuff ya learn!

Richard

Richard Lamb spoketh:

I even had a real live braided ground cable between the engine case
adn the airframe.

But

My starter (mounted on the accessory case, instead of the engine case)
also found a lower resistance path thru the P lead.

So, my engine is now grounded at the _starter_, rather thatn the other
side if the engine block...

The stuff ya learn!

Richard
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

In the department of "my penis is bigger than yours"....

My engine has TWO ground cables.
Never know when one might not be enuff.

Yeah, it adds weight, but the only time it's
a factor is when the runway is shorter
than the aircraft's take-off distance. g

It'll still cruise 200 mph no matter what.

smirk


Barnyard BOb --