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Re: [TowerTalk] Shack wiring

To: "'Tower and HF antenna construction topics.'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shack wiring
From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@comcast.net>
Reply-to: garyschafer@comcast.net, "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:21:03 -0400
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You should not be switching the neutral wire, only the hot.

As far as lightning, the ground wire is still attached anyway.

73
Gary  k4FMX

> 
> When I wired my shack, I brought 5, 15 amp 110 volt circuits into the
> shack
> and 3, 220 amp circuits, one @ 30 amps and 2 @ 20 amps. I also have all
> the
> circuits go through double pole single throw switches. This way both the
> hot
> and natural sides of the circuit are switched off. I don't know if this
> will
> help on a direct strike, but it made me feel better and the switches
> were
> not that expensive.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 73
> Bruce, K5PX
> 

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