Sorry all, I inadvertently used a term of art - "entry panel" - by which
I really meant the aluminum panel on which all of my coax and control
jacks are mounted, set in a 2nd floor double-hung window. It is
grounded, but not very well at RF, because the #0 conductor is over 30
feet long - that's what happens with your shack on the second floor. At
least it is grounded to the AC Service ground rod.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 7/1/2012 3:52 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> We MUST connect every AC outlet to the entry panel -- it's the "green
> wire" -- and it MUST be bonded to the chassis of all connected equipment
> that is required to have a 3-wire plug. The only AC-connected equipment
> that does not require that bond are products that are double insulated
> to prevent the possibility of shock. This equipment will have a 2-wire
> plug. Lots of wall warts and computer power supplies have this
> exemption. BUT -- the chassis of equipment powered by these power
> supplies still needs to be bonded.
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