[TowerTalk] ground rods and wells

[WA2PUQ]

Correct me, if I'm wrong, but doesn't the well casing only run down to the 
bedrock, the pump being possibly much deeper in the hole?
If so, even the connected ground and casing might not be of that great a 
help.

Stan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimlux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
To: <Cqtestk4xs at aol.com>
Cc: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ground rods and wells


> Cqtestk4xs at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 1/4/2011 7:24:43 AM Greenwich Standard Time,
>> K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net writes:
>>
>> I say  the well casing is a bad idea as many wells have submersible pumps
>> which  are easily damaged by lightning strikes the local electricians
>> tell me and  it does sound plausible.
>>
>
>  Those submersible pumps  are
>> expensive to replace and a 165 foot  4 inch casing makes a great path 
>> for
>> lightning.
>>
>
> I wonder what the actual fault path was?  Assume for a minute that the
> pump wiring were bonded to the top of the casing.  If lightning hits,
> everything should rise and fall together? or maybe not.. differential
> current flows in the power wires and the casing, so there's a potential
> difference?
>
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