[TowerTalk] Ground System: Equipment Ground

[Gene Smar]

Jerry:

     Assuming the SPG pipe will be indoors, you can connect equipment 
grounding conductors to the copper pipe with stainless steel hose clamps an 
an anti-oxidizing compound.  Use a conventional ground clamp for pipe to 
connect your #2 conductor to the pipe itself.    I would not use this 
technique outside as the pipe-to-wire connection cannot be fully protected 
from the elements and the anti-ox compound eventually will wash away.


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry" <grf at uneedspeed.net>
To: "Tower Talk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:39 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Ground System: Equipment Ground


> I've been "redoing" my grounding system with arrestors, new control
> boxes, new underground cable runs, etc. and now am faced with adding my
> equipment ground to the SPG at the entrance of my shack.  My first
> thought was to purchase a 6-8 ft copper ground  bar to attached each
> piece of equipment....and then a length of #2 to the SPG.  That is,
> until I found out the cost of copper bars these days.  Any suggestions
> for a substitute?  Would a length of 1/2 or 3/4 inch copper pipe work
> okay?  What would be the best way to connect the equipments' grounding
> straps to this pipe?  Your ideas would be appreciated.
> I hope this is an allowed question for this mail group.  If not, please
> excuse the bandwidth.
> Tnx & 73
> Jerry France
> K7LY
> Lake Havasu City, AZ
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