Maybe use one of these direct-burial ground clamps (that are made of bronze w/ stainless hardware)?
https://www.homedepot.com/p/NSi-Industries-Heavy-Duty-Direct-Burial-Ground-Clamp-with-Lay-In-10-2-STR-GLC-12DB/307286461 The galvanic corrosion between stainless steel and mild steel is probably the concern. https://www.rmmcia.com/blog/brass-and-copper/metal-compatibility-galvanic-corrosion -August On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM Mark Frye via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Folks, > > > > I am going to have a steel frame for my stand alone power supply to be > dropped on the ground out in the elements. > > > > I was planning to weld a stainless bolt to the mild steel frame to provide > a corrosion resistant point of connection. > > > > I am getting a lot of push back on this. > > > > What are other folks do to create a connection for a system grounding > electrode conductor on a piece of equipment like this? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mark Frye > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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