You may see an electrician do all sorts of things. It's a different world. Electricians work with "hard" voltages, such as 110, 220, etc. CATV and DBS works with very subtle voltages, and different types of circuits. For instance, do you know what voltage is the equivalent of 60 dBmv? It might surprise you.
On the other end, did you know that there are voltages approaching 26,000 volts on the chassis of a television?
Electricians are no-talent hacks. They crimp RG6 connectors with their teeth, and don't know any better. We work with a more sophisticated technology where even a minor bend in a conductor can cause total system failure.
Take a course in basic electricity and electronics. Even if it is a correspondence course. Try Cleveland Institute of Electronics or International Correspondence Schools. All you need is first quarter electronics. Everything after that is repetitive. There are subtle changes in impedence, capacitance, and resistance that can have drastic effects on The Big Picture.
In the end, don't bend ground wires. Regardless of what you see the electricity monkeys doing.
Re: Hard turns on ground wire
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Registered: 2/16/2005
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Name:
Rob
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