Yes well said Don, Ken this is a very unsafe condition to have two ground points which are not tied together. The potential between the two can be deadly in the event of a fault.I know first hand from previous experience that this is true :-(
Be safe! And be sure you understand why this NEC code is SO important. Tim (NW0W) On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:37 AM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Ken Kopp wrote: > > Mine goes to the station ground buss ... 2" wide CU > > strap ... that's connected directly to a number (12) > > of 8' ground rods that are all bonded together with #8 > > CU wire. There is no connection between this ground > > system and the power company's entrance ground. > > > A ground rod that is not connected to the electrical utility entry > ground in in direct violation of National Electrical Code requirements. > For the safety of yourself and others in your household, please add the > missing wire. If a fault condition happens in your house wiring that > causes current to be carried on the 'green wire ground' conductor, the > potential between your extra ground and anything connected to the 'green > wire ground' can become quite high and anyone in contact with both can > become a conductor. > > > 73, > Don W3FPR > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- "The whole world is you. Yet you keep thinking there is something else." - Xuefeng Yicun 822-902 A.D. Tim R. Havens 1232 Pine Street Leadwood, MO 63653 mobile: 573.915.2081 home: 573.747.4879 ham radio callsign: NW0W ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
