Maybe you can count on a "nice" weld if/when lightning strikes. It, sure, will
jump that little distance.
Hans
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From: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, May 6, 2013 5:40 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding of tower
On 5/6/2013 5:13 PM, Hans Hammarquist wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
>
> It's hard to believe that a screw connection can be approved for burial. Even
if it is allowed, and why wouldn't it, I still would (very strongly) prefer to
be able to inspect them now-and-then.
>
>
I have never had a buried screw connection maintain integrity. When we
put in an underground feed the electrician used the standard ground rod
clamp. A year later I removed the dirt and could slide the clamp up and
down the ground rod using only 2 fingers
73
Roger (K8RI)
> I used short pieces of 4" schedule 40 PVC pipes around my ground connections.
Lowes has (I am sure) caps that fit over the 4" pipes so grass and other stuff
can cover them. I also like to be able to run the lawn mower over it without
problems.
>
>
> Hans - N2JFS
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