On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 2:36:24 AM UTC-4, Cookie wrote:
On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 9:54:02 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
I had the seat pan out of my glider and I noticed that there are several braided wires connecting the metal stick to other metal parts and the (-) side of the power distribution block, battery, and (via power distribution wires) to the (-) of the electrical instruments (with small fuses on each instrument).

I understand that this has something to do with possible lightening strikes and also minimizing RF interference for radio, transponder etc..

Can someone provide a better explanation (or a link)?

If lightening hits a control rod, what happens to the pilot holding the hot stick?

Corrosion control??? All dissimilar metals at same potential....


Cookie

Probably not so much for corrosion...but rather for static electric charge....all parts bonded to prevent sparks / arcs...to protect people and equipment.