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Re: Radial Horizontal Ground Rods (RHGRs :-) (fwd)
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 16:23:16 EST
From: Esondrmn <Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Radial Horizontal Ground Rods (RHGRs :-)
In a message dated 97-12-12 20:14:55 EST, you write:
<<
Greetings, I suspect the "best" horizontal grounding would be as if
you were building an r.f. transmitter, i.e. the horizontal elements
should be 1/4 wavelength long, the same as the length of wire used to
wind your secondary coil. (or as long as possible if not achievable)
Sulaiman.
>>
>From what I know about Tesla coils, this is not necessary. The radial ground
system Adam suggested should work fine. A very large counterpoise should work
just as well. I have not heard of any improved results with a "tuned" ground
system. I also have very rocky ground and rented an electric jack hammer to
drive the copper clad steel ground rods into the earth (rocks). On some, I
could not get the full eight feet into the ground and just cut the remaining
few inches off.
Ed Sonderman