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

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!!
CYCLE FAB : / cyclefab
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[@NewsThatMatterUsa]

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]

Best of luck! And thanks for watching!

[@jamesbaker7062]

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

[@felloffmybike1775]

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

[@WTRsCamaro]

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

[@CycleFab]

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

[@Rick-ux5ku]

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

[@Phil4013]

And yet again. Questions answered. Thx!

[@CycleFab]

Happy to help. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@RollerCam]

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

[@CycleFab]

Cool idea! Thanks for watching.

[@jerrygorzoch3088]

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]

Thanks for watching and commenting, glad my video helped.

[@anonymouse527]

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]

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.

[@mokhtarawwad6291]

Thanks for sharing

[@CycleFab]

You are very welcome!

[@negueba235689]

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

[@CycleFab]

Very nice!!!

[@jo23se100]

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]

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! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIGuYZuga7yUrrM

[@RailcarEng]

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]

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]

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

[@CycleFab]

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

[@bobbybrittian2971]

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

[@CycleFab]

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]

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

[@CycleFab]

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.

[@DirtySideGetsDown]

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]

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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIGuYZuga7yUrrM

[@davidsumpter7572]

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

[@CycleFab]

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

[@metrokustomz5816]

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

[@jeffreyjones6416]

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

[@zachgray6461]

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]

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]

@@CycleFab perfect I appreciate it

[@jeffreyjones6416]

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

[@CycleFab]

Not really, but I do it.

[@andrewtaylor6414]

How do u connect the ground wire to your powder module

[@CycleFab]

Check out this video, I think it will answer your question. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIGuYZuga7yUrrM

[@IronHeadCycle]

Fence post driver???

[@CycleFab]

Would have been nice!

[@orlandoinsignares6333]

I can’t find the video of the deutsch connector kit!!!! :(

[@CycleFab]

Because I took it down. I was getting shocked every once in awhile so I need to rethink that one.

[@orlandoinsignares6333]

@@CycleFab ahhh ok !!! I bought the pieces and went to look for your video for guidance then I couldn’t find it and thought I was going crazy!!! Lol

[@comment_deleted]

no audio?

[@CycleFab]

Working fine on this end, may be just a clitch. Try getting out of YT and going back in. Thanks for watching Cycle Fab.

[@MobileBicycleRepair505]

Looks like you broke a sweat!

[@CycleFab]

Work like that is better suited for the young me.