[TowerTalk] ground connection at tower base

[Mark Robinson]

Good practice is to sandwich a strip of stainless steel between the 
galvanized tower leg and the copper. I applied a coating of Penetrox to the 
stainless steel.

I bought my stainless steel on line.

Mark N1UK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Dobrowansky K2WD" <k2wd at comcast.net>
To: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry at inbox.com>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>; "Bill Winkis" <kc4pe at mindspring.com>
Sent: Thursday, 12 May, 2011 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ground connection at tower base


>
>
> How about using the aluminum lugs? Would that be ok between the copper 
> wire and galvanized tower metal?
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>
>
> Eric
> K2CB
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry at inbox.com>
> To: "Bill Winkis" <kc4pe at mindspring.com>, "Eric Dobrowansky K2WD" 
> <k2wd at comcast.net>, towertalk at contesting.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:03:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ground connection at tower base
>
> NEVER let copper come in contact with galvanized metal. Always use a
> transition metal. A past WILL NOT SUFFICE.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
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> From: "Bill Winkis" <kc4pe at mindspring.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 7:38 AM
> To: "'Eric Dobrowansky K2WD'" <k2wd at comcast.net>; 
> <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ground connection at tower base
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>> Came off of a central point of the ground system then ran 3" copper 
>> ribbon
>> (From Georgia Copper) to a cross bar on the tower base then used two
>> copper palates to sandwich the assembly ...a picture is better.
>>
>> http://www.kc4pe.com/amateurshack.htm
>>
>> Wait till it loads and then go down to ..Tower Grounding System
>>
>> -Bill
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>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Eric Dobrowansky
>> K2WD
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:21 AM
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] ground connection at tower base
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>>
>>
>> Good Morning.
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>>
>>
>> I recently installed a US Tower HDX589. I also installed a number of 3/4"
>> 10ft ground rods. Then cad-welded #2 stranded copper wire to the rods. I
>> am now trying to determine the best way to connect the #2 wire to the
>> tower base. In past installations, I simply drilled a hole thru the tower
>> base steel, used a stainless bolt/nut/washer, and fastened a copper 
>> ground
>> lug to the tower. Then stick the ground wire into the lug and tighten it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Before I break out the drill this weekend, does anyone have a better
>> solution?
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>>
>>
>> Eric
>> K2CB
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>> Eric
>> K2CB
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