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Re: Rock salt and RF grounds (fwd)



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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 06:31:58 -0500
From: "Robert W. Stephens" <rwstephens-at-headwaters-dot-com>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Rock salt and RF grounds (fwd)

> Date:          Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:54:33 -0600 (MDT)
> To:            tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:       Re: Rock salt and RF grounds (fwd)
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 01:13:54 -0400
> From: quantum3 <quantum3-at-geocities-dot-com>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: Rock salt and RF grounds (fwd)
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> > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 01:30:50 -0500
> > From: Adam Parker <park_e_r-at-hiwaay-dot-net>
> > To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > Subject: Rock salt and RF grounds
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> > The other day I talked to someone in the national guard. He said that when
> > they install a ground rod they always pour rock salt (Ice cream salt) in
> > and around the hole. Anyone ever heard of this?
> Yes.. But what it does i really don't know.

Adam,All,

I've done this myself.  Putting salt in the soil around a ground rod 
makes the entire salted  area _absorb_ moisture and that, plus the 
ionic current carrying capabilities of salts in solution  actually creates a 
virtual ground rod that is much larger in diameter which can have much, much 
more effective surface area to the surrounding earth composite.  Salt 
doesn't mean just sodium chloride (table salt or rock salt) in this instance.  
You can use potasium chloride, or copper sulfate, and I'm sure any number of 
chemical salts that a Chemicist would be familiar with.  

All choices of ground rod metal and the salt used should be 
checked for compatibility.  The salt could quickly eat away and 
dissolve your buried ground system.

Robert W. Stephens
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