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Re: [TowerTalk] Single point ground

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Single point ground
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Reply-to: n4zr@contesting.com
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:43:39 -0500
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On 11/4/2009 9:14 AM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> If disconnecting everything, the leads still need to be well grounded, 
> otherwise it's like Franklin's kite with the other end laying on the 
> floor in the shack where they can start a fire...or worse.  I've seen 
> snow static create a fire and shock hazard  in such a situation 
> (speaking from experience.). I've never been nailed that hard from an 
> electric fence.
>

Well, I dunno - my entry panel is grounded, through about 25 feet of #2 
copper, but all the cables simply terminate at it, and I disconnect by 
pulling the plugs from the inside - never had anything more dramatic 
than an arc-over of a barrel connector.

73, Pete N4ZR
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