[mythtv-users] Antennas

Stephen P. Villano stephen.p.villano at gmail.com
Fri Nov 15 20:32:49 UTC 2013


On 11/15/13 3:18 PM, Joseph Fry wrote:
>>> 1.1. If you don't see the ground rod it may be buried, you should see
>>> a 6 guage or larger cable running from your panel into the ground
>>> outside just dig it up and follow it, shouldn't be too long.
>> Older homes in the US do not have ground rods in many areas. The ground
>> was accomplished using water pipes. In that case, it is strongly
>> recommended to install at least an 8 foot grounding rod (deeper if you
>> are in a dry area).
> True.. and you still need to bond it by running an 8 gauge wire to the
> home's electrical panel and connecting it to the ground terminals.
>
> Good catch, and thanks for the kind review of my latest novel ;-)
> _______________________________________________

Well, we could have also gone into dry soil grounding, copper sheet
grounds, etc.
And bus bar ground systems.

But, that would be wildly off topic for this discussion. :)


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