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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