[TowerTalk] CQ article error(?)

[Bill Aycock]

No- no added wire. The "metallic conductor" I refer to IS the neutral 
wire, but there is an added bond from that to the earth ground rod 
within the panel.
Significantly, ALL panels I have ever seen have this "Bonding 
connection" between the green wire blocks and the neutral blocks. 
Neither the green or the neutral is switched.

TexasRF at aol.com wrote:

> Bill, do you mean a metallic conductor in addition to the normal third 
> wire (neutral) for a total of four conductors between the transformer 
> and panel?
>  
> 73/k5gw
>  
>  
> In a message dated 10/7/2005 12:57:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
> baycock at direcway.com writes:
>
>     Thats the way I see it. The only difference I have with Gary is in
>     the
>     connections between the panel and the transformer drop. There is an
>     earth connection at each end, and only at each end, but my
>     supplier has
>     the added requirement of a metallic conductor between transformer
>     neutral and panel ground, as well.
>     Bill
>
>     Red wrote:
>
>     >I believe the single point ground is to hold all equipment
>     grounds at a
>     >common potential; so that there is no potential or voltage
>     between any
>     >two component grounds.  Short and minimally inductive conductors
>     from
>     >equipment to that single point minimize that potential difference. 
>     >Equipment grounds and the single point ground must not be
>     connected to
>     >the system neutral, except at the service entrance and at the power
>     >company equipment.  There must be no path between system neutral and
>     >ground anywhere else.
>     >
>     >73 de Red, WOØW
>     >
>     >Gary Schafer wrote:
>     >
>     > 
>     >
>     >>With single point grounding for the antenna / power system the
>     idea is
>     >>to not have ground paths through any equipment to ground.
>     >>
>     >>73
>     >>Gary  K4FMX
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>   
>     >>
>     >
>     >_______________________________________________
>     >
>     >See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers",
>     "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free,
>     1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
>     >
>     >_______________________________________________
>     >TowerTalk mailing list
>     >TowerTalk at contesting.com
>     >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>     >
>     >
>     > 
>     >
>
>     -- 
>     Bill Aycock W4BSG
>     Woodville, Alabama
>
>
>     _______________________________________________
>
>     See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers",
>     "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free,
>     1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     TowerTalk mailing list
>     TowerTalk at contesting.com
>     http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
>  


-- 
Bill Aycock W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama