Re: console gounding question

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Subject: Re: console gounding question
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:09:55 -0600
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From: 	Thornton, Russ #CSR2000[SMTP:ThorntoR-at-rc.pafb.af.mil]
Sent: 	Thursday, October 30, 1997 6:36 AM
To: 	'Tesla discussion Group'
Subject: 	RE: console gounding question

George, 
Contrary to what we sometimes assume or hope for, the ground below us is
far from homogeneous.  Try this experiment next time you are outside
with your VOM.  Stick each probe in the ground around 4 feet apart.
Unless you are in a very dry area, you will be able to measure a voltage
differential.  Some places can get over 1 volt. If the earth(surface
dirt were a perfect earth ground then you should read an equal potential
or no voltage on the VOM.  That is why salt helps.  I should have a
pretty good ground where my water softener discharges.<g>
I am a EE but I learned this stuff in explosives training in the oil
field.

Russ
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>From: 	George W. Ensley[SMTP:erc-at-coastalnet-dot-com]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, October 28, 1997 7:16 AM
>To: 	Tesla List
>Subject: 	Re: console gounding question
>
>Jim,
>
>I have a separate 6ft salted rod about 2feet from my pig and variac. It just
>seemed like a good idea. Maybe some of the EE's can tell us why. My theories
>is that you can never have too much ground.
>
>
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>>To all you guys with the "power beasts"
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>>Do you run a separate wire to RF ground from the metal 
>>control console or do you rely on ac ground only at this point?
>>
>>thanks
>>Jim M
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>george............
>
>
>Russ Thornton
>CSR 2040, 
>Building 989, Rm.  A1-N20
>Phone: (407) 494-6430 
>Email: thorntor-at-rs.pafb.af.mil
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