Thanks I see it now! I found some nylon shoulder washers, and drilled a test piece of copper. Installed with a 5/16 bolt, ss flat washers and a...
I have never seen an insulated stud bus, good idea. It would be relatively easy to execute with a shoulder sleeve washer instead of threading...
I can't find a fiber shoulder washer in that size :(. Worried the nylon will "extrude" at high torques. If Blue seas will sell me the washers it...
Thanks David. My design was to use nylon insulating washers and bushings to isolate the stud from the upper contact ring. I have used these...
On my bus bar design the MRBF slides over a 5/16" stud. Blue seas has a similar bus bar, just much smaller.
Thanks Gonzo, I saw those, but what advantage would they give over a bus bar that has studs?
I am putting in a new bus bar, and would like to use the compact MRBF fuses. I don't see what I want from blue seas, so thinking custom made from...
Wow. Down to the bare hull. I think Malaysia is a pretty good place to do an interior build- although it's an epic amount of work any place you...
How is this project going?
An old surveyor described his rigging wire test to me. He clamps the rigging wire with a pair of VISE-GRIP pliers, and locks the swage with a...
Thanks Fallguy, On this boat, keel is cast iron. No way keel bolts threaded into cast iron will be rising up. Anyhow this thread was just to...
Thanks Fallguy. Just was wondering if you had some NDT tricks to share after your post suggesting it. Once the keel is off, wasted bolts will not...
I have done a lot of Ultrasonic surveys on metal hulls, but cannot see how that could be used here, hmm. Can you explain? I have no direct...