[TowerTalk] Fwd: The Need for Grounding

[Roger D Johnson]

NO! It can follow many paths. The current dividing according to the impedance of 
each path.

73, Roger


On 1/14/2016 1:23 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Thu,1/14/2016 8:49 AM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
>> The important thing to remember is electricity doesn’t follow the shortest 
>> path somewhere, it follows the path of least resistance.
>
> NO -- it follows the path of least IMPEDANCE, which is the path of least 
> INDUCTANCE, which is the SHORTEST path. Resistance matters ONLY to the extent 
> that a low resistance takes longer to vaporize, so the path able to carry the 
> strike for more of its duration. THAT'S why we want BIG conductors.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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