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Re: quest'ns
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To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
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Subject: Re: quest'ns
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From: richard.quick-at-slug-dot-org (Richard Quick)
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 18:18:00 GMT
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Quoting Jason Poteet <poteet-at-AZSTARNET.COM>:
> I am relatively new to the list, but thought you might
> appreciate a comment on this. I am an apprentice electrician
> in Tucson, AZ. Here we are required to drive two eight
> foot copper clad ground rods into the ground for each service,
> but I am fairly certain that this is different for different
> areas of the country. I believe we are required to ground so
> extensively due to the low moisture content in our soil.
I am sure you are correct. However this is a "code" ground
designed for 60 cycle work. A dedicated RF ground for Tesla
work is a different story, and would have requirments closer
perhaps to a medium sized commercial AM radio transmitter shack
and tower.
Richard Quick
... If all else fails... Throw another megavolt across it!
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