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| Subject: | [TowerTalk] tower grounding |
| From: | Spencer <k5gak@powerc.net> |
| Date: | Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:38:31 -0600 |
| List-post: | <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
I did some maintenance on a steel boat. The utility company had
connected the ground to
the hull when connected to shore power. There was serious corrosion
problems. I measured
the ground wire current with a amp-probe, 3 amps. I disconnected the
ground and the problem went away.
Your tower might be the ground connection for the electric utility
company. The waveform is
distorted and has a DC component that will cause big problems and a nice
place for current flow
during a lightning strike. Spencer W1GAK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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