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From: jccrtv@jccrtv.com <jccrtv@jccrtv.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 10:29 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Attaching ground wire to ground rods
>
>What's the right way to attach the ground wire to your ground rods? Is the
>clamp and screw enough? It seems to be the most comonly practiced method.
>But with buried rods and ground wire there's gotta be corrosion. Opinions?
>I'll collect them and post the results.
>
>Jim - KS1A
>Cutchogue, Long Island
>
The best connection you can get is a Cadweld from Erico. It's a
permanent connection rated for burial. If you don't want to invest a bunch
of money in molds, weld materials, and miscellaneous tools, you can buy one
of their "Oneshot" molds.
There are also a variety of crimp connections available from electrical
suppliers that are rated for burial. These are permanent connections that
require large, expensive, specialized crimp tools.
The technique I use most often is to install what's commonly called an
"acorn" clamp. These are cheap, removable, and rated for burial.
Other materials that are not U.L. listed for this use, or rated for
burial include hose clamps, and lugs screwed down to holes tapped into the
rod.
Jim Smith
KQ6UV
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