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Re: [TowerTalk] CQ article error(?)

To: Bill Aycock <baycock@direcway.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] CQ article error(?)
From: Gary Schafer <garyschafer@comcast.net>
Reply-to: garyschafer@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:11:16 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are saying the article says? I 
don't have the article.

You said: "In the article the neutral and ground are only connected at 
the panel end and the transformer end".

That is the correct way to do it provided the "panel" is the main 
service disconnect. If the panel is a sub panel or the main disconnect 
is located at the meter or somewhere else away from the "panel" then the 
neutral ground connection should be at the main disconnect only and not 
at the "panel".

So which way is the article saying to do it??

73
Gary  K4FMX

Bill Aycock wrote:
> But, Gary- he has the ground NOT connected to the neutral at the service 
> disconnect point.
> Bill
> 
> Gary Schafer wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> Bill Aycock wrote:
>>
>>> The regular article, "Math's Notes" in CQ in the October issue is on 
>>> the subject of wiring safety, but appears to have a serious flaw 
>>> concerning the concept of "single Point Ground" as currently used by 
>>> most Hams, and as required by my local power company.
>>> In the article, the neutral and the earth ground are only connected 
>>> through earth at the panel end and the transformer end of the service.
>>> Comment? Am I wrong, here?
>>> Bill-W4BSG
>>>
>>
>> Ground is to be connected to neutral only at the main service 
>> disconnect point. The power company also grounds neutral at the 
>> transformer.
>>
>> 73
>> Gary  K4FMX
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 



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