What would you guys advise in my case ?
The main panel is grounded as described to a ground rod.
My ham station has a common bus that all the equipment ties into and
this ties into four 8 ft ground rods
spaced 6 feet apart right outside the shack. As I understand it my
station ground should tie into the main panel ground. But in my case,
the main panel is on the opposite side of the house
and garage. (about 60 feet away) Should I run a wire under the house
and across the garage floor along
the wall (the garage has a concrete slab floor) to tie my station ground
to the main panel ground ? (ouch)
Bob
K6UJ
On 10/5/16 2:19 AM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
Agreed!
Roger (K8RI)
On 10/4/2016 Tuesday 3:50 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
Not quite. What must happen at the "Main Panel" is the bond between
Neutral and Equipment Ground. That bond MUST be done where power
enters the building, and it MUST be the ONLY connection between
Neutral and Ground anywhere in the system. There must also be an
Earth Connection (that is, a driven rod) at that point. ANY building
can have as many EARTH connections as you like, and they can be
connected to the "Green Wire" ANYWHERE you like, but they MUST all be
bonded together.
"Equipment Ground" in the context of power systems is the steel
enclosures of electrical panels, and of the "Green Wire" throughout
the building.
73, Jim K9YC
On Tue,10/4/2016 12:28 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
I think we're caught in semantics and interpretations. Jim (K9YC)
has the correct interpretation, BUT as he says, it' the GROUNDS that
are all tied together.
I believe Panels and sub panels are grounded ONLY at the main panel.
Sub panels have their grounds run to the main panel which is the
only ground for the panels
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