Re: Cadillac as coil ground for Halloween

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Original poster: "Peter Komen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <pkomen-at-zianet-dot-com>

Some areas the water table is too deep for any reasonable length rod.  A
ground rod will do though the resistance may not be very low.

Regards,

Pete Komen


> Original poster: "Christopher \"CajunCoiler\" Mayeux by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net>
>
>
> In THEORY, the Cadillac CAN work, but not on it's own.
> A separate source of GROUND still needs to be attached
> to the vehicle frame.  Since this will cause the vehicle
> body to become a Faraday shield, only a regular Earth
> ground should be necessary.  Just drive a rod into the
> water table next to the vehicle, and assert some form
> of bonding jumper between the vehicle frame, and the rod.
>
> After the festivities are over, the rod can be pulled
> using a piece of pipe and a comealong, and stored for
> later use.
>