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Re: fire hydrant rf ground?
Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>
Hi Adam,
At 03:10 PM 4/9/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Do fire hydrants make good rf grouds for tesla coil use?
I can't imagine anything much better!
>how would i go about hooking a wire up to the hydrant?
Some type of clamp. Maybe a C-clamp. Be sure not to hurt the hydrant or
attract attention of the authorities that might not see the beauty of the
setup ;-))
I would not go loosening any bolts on the hydrant. You don't want to hurt
it in anyway.
You might have to scrap away 50 layers of paint to get a connection. Paint
it back over when done.
>Are there special hydrants that work better than others (do they have salt
>water hydrants?)?
I think you have to use what you have there ;-)) Salt water would eat up a
metal hydrant. I think they all use common city water.
Of course, a metal rod just pounded into the ground will work just fine too...
Cheers,
Terry
>Thanks
>
>Adam