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In one of the many threads on grounding someone posted a pic of his ground scheme with a wire from the harness to frame and a loop to a Dave Taylor head steady. I'm gonna do something similar and I'd like to have that pic as a reference. Searching for ground wire here as you can imagine brings up a zillion threads.

Anybody know how I can find it? (Or would the poster add it here again please?)

Thanks
 
I don't know of the specific photo you seek but here is a shot of my configuration. Throw some pics up if you can Maylar...might help in defining what you are looking for?



looking for a picture
 
Lineslinger said:
I don't know of the specific photo you seek but here is a shot of my configuration. Throw some pics up if you can Maylar...might help in defining what you are looking for?
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Thanks. That's not the shot I was looking for, but it's close enough. I'll be installing a cNw head steady soon and will be redoing my ground wiring similar to that.
 
jimbo said:
I drilled and tapped a hole to receive the needed ground leaving the attachment points alone .
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I've considered doing that too. The pic I was referring to used one of the holes for the MKIII spring mount as a tie point.
 
I don't think I was sleeping in class, but during lessons for mil spec engineers wiring it was stated that hardware used for mechanical assembly should NOT be used for wire or grounding connections. A separate screw such as in jimbo's pix is the desired method. Of course Nortons are far from mil spec so do what you want....
 
dynodave said:
I don't think I was sleeping in class, but during lessons for mil spec engineers wiring it was stated that hardware used for mechanical assembly should NOT be used for wire or grounding connections. A separate screw such as in jimbo's pix is the desired method. Of course Nortons are far from mil spec so do what you want....
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Yup - very far from MIL Spec!

When I fitted a DT Head steady I bundled the harness earths and attached then to the redundant top Iso bobbin hole on the frame. I then ran a separate earth from there to one of the head steady mounting bolts.
main reason was (obviously) a decent earth, and the other was to eliminate any potential electrical noise from the Heim Joints.
 
At least Lab's bike and the factory pix show metal attachment to the head, assuming no powder coat..
I note lineslinger's ground runs through two heim joints before it hits the engine, what I don't know is if these are nylon lined ball sockets. If so, the clutch cable again is the ground path through the front end to the frame. This spark return method has potential to kill an EI depending what kind (wiring methology) it is...
I would hate to need a trailer or ramp truck to get home...
 
dynodave said:
At least Lab's bike and the factory pix show metal attachment to the head, assuming no powder coat..
I note lineslinger's ground runs through two heim joints before it hits the engine, what I don't know is if these are nylon lined ball sockets. If so, the clutch cable again is the ground path through the front end to the frame. This spark return method has potential to kill an EI depending what kind (wiring methology) it is...
I would hate to need a trailer or ramp truck to get home...
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Good point as I always assumed the balls in the H joints were metal to metal and did not consider nylon being involved...I’ll find out though.
 
i used exactly the same holes for engine earthing with the Dave Taylor head steady
 
I grounded the forward part of the harness to the starboard head steady mounting hole on the frame. I went to a Dave Taylor style head steady so the old mounting holes were empty. In a fit of cheapness / inability to find a good bolt I used a rubber head steady / exhaust cushion. Easy to check and tighten by hand.
 
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