In a message dated 1/21/04 7:45:54 AM Pacific Standard Time,
James.Wolf@itt.com writes:
> I use silver
> soldered 3/8 copper tubing to connect all ground rods together, and 2"
> copper strap to connect the equipment in the shack to the SPG window.
>
Oops. A transient can melt the solder rendering your ground system
useless. The only two connection methods approved by the National Electrical
Code
are 1) mechanical or 2) exothermic - i.e. CadWeld.
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