| Low current ground [message #298143] |
Sun, 27 March 2016 12:19  |
jhbridges
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Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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I decided I needed the porch light working... when I removed it from the sidewall it had only the hot wire attached. It's a round snap-in fixture which takes a 12V small diameter push - n - turn bulb. On one side of the fixture there's a blob of solder where the ground used to be. The hot wire disappears into the foam, presumably someplace in there there's a broken off ground. Not enough room to go pearl-diving for it. I could see the edge of a rib though, and testing showed it to be a decent ground. So, I took my trusty Dremel with a stone mounted and shined the side of a Tinnerman clip and soldered a short wire to it. Other end got soldered to the lamp fixture. Pushed the clip onto the rib and skidded it around to make a decent connection, voila! I got a porch light.
I wouldn't try this trick for more than an amp or two, but if you need to ground something where you can't get a drill and tap or self-tap, it saves a lot of hassle.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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