[TowerTalk] Another Grounding Question

[Mark Robinson]

Shouldn't you be concerned about the ground rod at your load center.  The 
ground at the meter is more to do with the electricity company. You safety 
ground is at the load center.


I have a 13kV run to the house. The transformer is at the last pole. There 
is a current transformer for the meter, which is attached to the pole and 
then the power drop comes to my house and to my load center. My house ground 
starts at the load center.

Each power pole has a copper ground wire attached to the lower wire in the 
13kV pair.

Mark N1UK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, 07 September, 2012 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Another Grounding Question


> Joe,
>
> Where is the main service disconnect switch and breaker panel? Are they on 
> the pole or in the basement?
>
> Mike W4EF............
>
> On 9/6/2012 8:44 PM, Gary "Joe" Mayfield wrote:
>> I need to make one more grounding connection by bonding the tower grounds 
>> to
>> the electrical ground.
>>
>>
>>
>> My power meter is on a light pole about 20 feet from my house.  The power
>> comes to the pole underground and then goes to the house underground as
>> well.  It just pops up out of the ground for the light and then the 
>> meter.
>>
>>
>>
>> The power enters the house through a basement wall.
>>
>>
>>
>> There is no obvious ground rod to be seen.  The pole has a bare wire 
>> running
>> from the meter into the ground.  I suspect it is attached to the bottom 
>> of
>> the pole.  If I bond the tower grounds to this wire have I done what I am
>> supposed to do?  If not what do folks suggest?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Joe kk0sd
>>
>
>
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