Re: Ground rod question

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Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>

Gary: Use the best  of both worlds, DRIVE A STAKE IN THE GROUND AND MAKE AN
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE STAKE AND YOUR REENFORCING STEEL. That way you
would have a DC ground and an AC ground plane all together.
   Rogert  H

 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:02:42 -0700
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Ground rod question
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 > Resent-Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:07:20 -0700
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 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > I'm having some new construction done on my house adjacent to my garage
 > involving a new foundation, and this presents an opportunity to construct a
 > better RF ground system than the single 8 foot ground rod I presently use.
 > The footings are about 5 feet deep, so I was planning on having an "L"
 > shape of 1/2" copper pipe, 5 feet vertical, down to a horizontal 10 foot
 > segment laying beside the footing.  I also soldered on a 1 foot by 2 foot
 > sheet of copper roof flashing to the base of the vertical segment.
 >
 > My question is, would it be better if the horizontal segment were cast
 > within the concrete footing, 5 feet below the surface grade, or would it be
 > better to just lay it in the dirt beside the footing before backfilling?
 > If the latter, would there be a benefit to applying a healthy dose of rock
 > salt about the pipes prior to backfilling?
 >
 > Thanks in advance,
 > Gary Lau
 > MA, USA
 >
 >
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