Re: Ground rod Connection Point

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


Drop aluminum from this list.  Aluminum is ok at 60 Hz but for RF
frequencies in TC oscillators (50-600 KHZ) it will severely reduce the
current flow.  You don't want a resistive load in series with the bottom end
of any TC as it will reduce output current.

Dr. Resonance

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 >
 > Jeremy:   The realitive differance between copper, brass, bronz, silver or
 > aluminum is slight. At high current the differance is important. 1000 amps
 > through 1m ohm is 1 volt and 1000 watts. 1 m amp through the same 1 m ohm
is
 > 1 micro volt. With your TC putting out 1 megavolt the loss of 1 micro volt
 > is of no importance. I have used a ground rod inside my house driven flush
 > with the floor tapped with a screw hole in the end. The only problem is
dirt
 > and dust in the hole when you make connections.
 >    Robert   H
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