[TowerTalk] Use stainless steel with copper underground?

[n4kg@juno.com]

Why not simply cut the ends into 1.5 inch wide strips.
This will give you the flexibility you need without the
worry of maintaining an underground connection.

de  Tom  N4KG

On Mon, 08 May 2000 14:32:35 -0600 "Larry Alkoff"
<labradley@mindspring.com> writes:
> 
> I want to ground a 12"  wide 30 foot long copper strap by attaching 
> 1.5" copper straps to it
>  with a copper sandwich that will be buried.  The straps will 
> connect to ground rods.
> 
> The plan is to use 1/2" wide copper bar stock to sandwich the straps 
> to the 12" wide strap.
> 
> Copper nuts and bolts seem very hard to find.
> Can I use stainless steel nuts and bolts to hold the copper sandwich 
> sandwich together underground?
> Will there be corrosion?
> 
> Any alternative methods?
> 
> Larry Alkoff N2LA.      N2LA at mindspring.com
> 
> 

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