Re: Trapped Water Ground

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Nope.. hot water lines invariably have galvanic isolation from real earth
for corrosion protection.

Use a counterpoise of chicken wire...

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Steve Steve by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<steve7192-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I am trying to find a suitable RF ground for my tesla coil secondary.  Since
> I live in an apartment, I do not have too many options.  I am moving away
> from grounding to the electrical system and am considering grounding to the
> trapped water system in the apartment.  This system circulates hot water
> throughout the apartments in the building through a metal pipe.  I am
> wondering if I can simply ground to this metal pipe.
> 
> Does this sound like a suitable ground?
> 
> Is this a safe ground for others in the building?
> 
> Is there any way to measure the quality of this ground with a multimeter?
> 
> Thanks very much!
> 
> Steve.