[Elecraft] Grounds... I know, I know... its a Dead issue BUT... (no Pun)

[Steve Ellington]

Looks like a code violation. Turn yourself in!

Steve
N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Townsend" <philji at mac.com>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:44 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Grounds... I know,I know... its a Dead issue BUT... (no 
Pun)


>I really hate to bring it up again... But hear me out:
>
> My A/C service entrance does not have a ground rod.
> My house was built about 25 years ago.'
> I pulled the service front panel and found the following:
> All the grounds and neutrals are bonded to the metal chassis as they are 
> supposed to be.
> But there is no wire for a connection to a ground ROD!
> It looks like they used a solid metal pipe that houses the big A/C wire 
> inside of this pipe.
> This pipe IS connected to the service entrance by some metal gland nuts.
> The 2 1/2" pipe goes outside of the house and is buried underground. It 
> goes off to a transformer that is about 100 yards away.
> So my question:
> IS this pipe MY Ground rod?
>
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