RE: rf ground?

["sundog" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi! I didn't remember seeing it, bet here's IMHO :) I use a 8' long 1"
copper pipe hammered into the ground.  It works great for me, and pulls
around 90-100v from a 110 line on the multimeter.  It dropped to 58v during
our drought, but still worked fine for my coil.  Using the rods you sunk may
or may not give better performance.  You may need to water them down a bit
1/2 ah hour or so before running it.  That may help performance some.
  As for using the electrical conduit...*shudder*  Yep, that's regarded as a
Bad Thing(tm).That introduces RF into your house ground.  Good way to
possibly zap your tv, vcr, microwave, etc.  And beware the garage door
opener too.  They seem to be a common fatality of garage coiling.
									Hope it helps!
										Sundog



-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:08 AM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: rf ground?


Original poster: "John Morawa" <morawaj-at-interaccess-dot-com>


Hey everyone,

I sent this msg out last Friday but never received any answers so I'm trying
one more time.



Hey folks,

I havent done any coiling in 10+ years.  Back then the largest system i had
was powered by a 15/60 NST.  At the time i just ran a long piece (15') of
#18 stranded wire from the base of the secondary with the other end clamped
to any electrical conduit I could find.  It seemed to work fine.  I have
been reading some posts in the archives about the secondary being a
different ground.  An rf ground.  My question is this, was what i did a
BADDDD thing?  Also, had i driven multiple pipes into the ground and
interconnected them and used them as my secondary ground would i expect to
get any improvement in discharge length?


Thanks again,
John M.