[Collins] Grounding attachments S-1 line

[Jim Brannigan]

To Glen's point.
This weekend I was installing light fixtures in a newly renovated bathroom.
I shut off the light switch to kill the circuit and as a precaution shorted
the hot side to ground, the GFI tripped (HUH?)
I got a lamp and checked the black against the white, they were dead but
both were HOT to the safety ground!!!
I killed the circuit at the box and called the electrician back to fix the
mess.
NEVER trust house wiring!!!!

In my shack, every piece of radio gear is connected to an Earth ground buss.
On moving or installing a box, the ground is connected first, then the AC
line is connected.

Jim


> I violently disagree!  One should NEVER depend on the
> coaxial shield for either a safety ground or a
> lightning ground.  Also, the shield of the coax may
> not be grounded if the antenna in use is a direct coax
> fed dipole.  The only place that it will get grounded
> (in most amateur radio stations) is when it connects
> to the chassis of one of the radio units.

> I have added a ground point on both my 75S-1
> receivers, my 32S-1 transmitter, my 75S-3A receiver,
> and my 32S-3 transmitter as well as on both 516F-2
> power supplies.  Yes, things should be safety grounded
> through the 3-wire plugs.  But, not all houses are
> wired correctly, have had ground wires come loose over
> the years, etc.  As such, I do not rely on those for
> either a safety or r.f. ground.