POWDER COAT GROUNDING ROD INSTALL, WHY?...AND HOW TO!

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The most common problem I hear with DIY powder coaters is "MY POWDER ISN'T STICKING TO MY PART!". More than likely it's because of a poor ground. My POWDER COAT GROUNDING ROD INSTALL, WHY?...AND HOW TO! video will probably help...ALOT!!
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@NewsThatMatterUsa Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother going from powder coating on a very small amateur scale to starting a powder coating business and you have been very helpful on many of your videos Ty

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Best of luck! And thanks for watching!

@jamesbaker7062 Жыл бұрын

For someone who has never done this before, what do you hook the aligator clip to

@felloffmybike1775 9 ай бұрын

@michaelhayes193 how is the powder coat business going?? I am on the same route and would love to know

@WTRsCamaro Жыл бұрын

A hammer drill works great to drive a ground rod. Also wetting the rod while in use will increase the grounding efficiency

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Good info! I've got to try the hammer drill technique. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@Rick-ux5ku Жыл бұрын

if ya have a farmer friend close by see if he has a t post driver.

@Phil4013 Жыл бұрын

And yet again. Questions answered. Thx!

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Happy to help. Thank you for watching and commenting!

@mokhtarawwad6291 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@RollerCam Жыл бұрын

Next time, try your air hammer to drive that rod. If your soil is not too rocky it works great.

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Cool idea! Thanks for watching.

@negueba235689 Жыл бұрын

My house have ring grounding. There is a rod all around my house. :) So grounding is good :D

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Very nice!!!

@jerrygorzoch3088 Жыл бұрын

I'll be setting up my PC operation when I get back to Tennessee. Lots of rock ledges. When I set up the house ground , I finally cut the rod off at 7'. It's in the roof drip line and in clay so no problemo. I wonder how many tries I'll have to try before I have to do the same at my shop. Thanks Again for good info.

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting, glad my video helped.

@anonymouse527 2 жыл бұрын

My house is really old without any ground so I made a dedicated powder grounding with what I had lying around, a 16 gauge wire and a few inches of steel rod. It's probably not ideal but it works. Later I found out that people hammer 10 feet rods into the ground. Very surprised. Is it so long because top soil may become dry in the summer?

@CycleFab 2 жыл бұрын

I know that it is best to keep the ground wet around the rod in order to make it work better. As about the depth, not sure. Hope this is helpful.

@jo23se100 Жыл бұрын

Good morning just a quick question, first im new to the pc world and im just wacthing ur videos on how to get started ( thanks for all the tips ) on your grounding content,... do i eliminate the wire from my harbor freight gun and just use ur grounding method or do i clip the wire from my gun to the clip coming from the ground rod Thank you Jose

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Yes, the copper tube that I hang my parts from to be powder coated has both my grounding rod and the ground wire from the powder coat unit connected to it. Here is a video that may help. Thanks for watching and commenting! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLZ7Y8ubm73FqIU.html

@RailcarEng Жыл бұрын

Great video with useful information but… WRT to MY shop.. I know for a fact the system is grounded to earth with a rod outside and the shop is wired with steel conduit.. thoughts/experience using the conduit as a ground path to earth..? Thx

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

I asked an electrical engineer and some seasoned electricians about a grounding rod for my system and I was told that the closer a dedicated grounding rod is to my unit the stronger my ground would be. I already had a grounding rod for my shop and it was several feet away which I had been using and it worked, but after I installed a stand alone rod (and closer) just for my powder coating unit I could tell a definite difference. Hoped this helped and thanks for watching!

@davidriley354 Жыл бұрын

For improved connection, does it make sense for the alligator clips to be copper as well?

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

I Don't know. If I had a copper one on hand I would have preferred to use it.

@bobbybrittian2971 11 ай бұрын

Does the grounding rod and cable running to the spray booth take place of the grounding wire attached to the harbor freight gun?

@CycleFab 11 ай бұрын

I connect both my grounding rod and their ground wire to my powder coat booth. It's not necessary to use the ground wire provided from the manufacturers (Harbor Freight & Eastwood) but when it comes to powder coating I use everything at my disposal.

@ryankennethparagas4668 2 жыл бұрын

What causes sudden voltage loss. Im from the philippines btw. Thankyou

@CycleFab 2 жыл бұрын

I've never had that problem before. But, if your unit is old that might be an issue. My Harbor Freight started acting like that and finally just died. Hope this was helpful.

@metrokustomz5816 8 ай бұрын

So what do you do with the ground wire that’s on the back of the powder coat machine ?

@jeffreyjones6416 5 ай бұрын

I would like to know the answer to this question as well, please ??

@DirtySideGetsDown 2 жыл бұрын

So.... What do you clip the ground to when you are coating? The parts? Is this taking the place of the ground wire that is built into the gun?

@CycleFab 2 жыл бұрын

Watch this video of my DIY powder coat booth and you'll see how it connects the ground to the parts. It's easier to show than to tell. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLZ7Y8ubm73FqIU.html

@jeffreyjones6416 5 ай бұрын

Do you still have to contact the ground wire that's on the unit aswel ???

@CycleFab 5 ай бұрын

Not really, but I do it.

@davidsumpter7572 2 жыл бұрын

Do u add water to it to keep a charge cause someone told me to wet the ground first b4 I powder coat

@CycleFab 2 жыл бұрын

You can, but if you live in a wet climate it's not really necessairy. Thanks for watching!

@andrewtaylor6414 5 ай бұрын

How do u connect the ground wire to your powder module

@CycleFab 5 ай бұрын

Check out this video, I think it will answer your question. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLZ7Y8ubm73FqIU.html

@zachgray6461 Жыл бұрын

I have a Eastwood dual voltage gun and where I would be installing a ground rod there is already one in the ground for the house could I use that insted?

@CycleFab Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! It would probably be a good idea to clean the top of the existing grounding rod off so you get a good connection to the new wire.

@zachgray6461 Жыл бұрын

@@CycleFab perfect I appreciate it