[TowerTalk] Single point ground

[Pete Smith]

On 11/4/2009 9:14 AM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> If disconnecting everything, the leads still need to be well grounded, 
> otherwise it's like Franklin's kite with the other end laying on the 
> floor in the shack where they can start a fire...or worse.  I've seen 
> snow static create a fire and shock hazard  in such a situation 
> (speaking from experience.). I've never been nailed that hard from an 
> electric fence.
>

Well, I dunno - my entry panel is grounded, through about 25 feet of #2 
copper, but all the cables simply terminate at it, and I disconnect by 
pulling the plugs from the inside - never had anything more dramatic 
than an arc-over of a barrel connector.

73, Pete N4ZR