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Re: [Amps] Safety grounding - was Mains Isolation Transformer

To: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Safety grounding - was Mains Isolation Transformer
From: R L Measures <r@somis.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 04:43:45 -0700
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On Jul 2, 2006, at 11:49 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

> On Sun,  2 Jul 2006 11:53:42 +0200 (CEST), Peter Chadwick wrote:
>
>> In my case, the neutral is connected to a ground rod at base of the
>> electricity pole in the garden, the 'safety ground' for the house
>> is a ground rod by the front door, and the RF grounds are rods
>> around the tower and the mast for the VHF antennas.
>
>> From my understanding of electrical codes in the UK, what you are
> doing is not only unsafe, it is also illegal. The bond between
> neutral and earth in the UK is made within the mains system, not at
> your premises. Further, it is quite important from a safety point of
> view that all your earth connections be bonded together, NOT
> separated.
>
> It IS entirely correct to treat the neutral as separate from earth.

As I see it, under a volt is not a bane, and requiring two conductors  
in a 240v circuit that carry zero current is inane..
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
>

R L MEASURES, AG6K. 805-386-3734
r@somis.org



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