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Re: Hard turns on ground wire

Well,,,, Grandma always tied 6 knots in the cord of her television set, she always said that if lightning hit it would burn up the cord before it burned up the T.V. Never the less,, she would've been paying for a repairman to fix it, but it makes some kind of "cents". Resistance and the path of least resistance. If your ground wire is longer than your drop, the path of less resistance is the drop. And vise versa. N.E.C. in most cases says ground to the rod first if you can, but,,, what if that ground is hot, then you become the ground when you grab it so ,,,, most contractors anymore wont let you do that. Its B.S. GROUND to the rod first if you can,,, If you can see the rod then you WILL NOT become the ground. Just dont un-hook the house grond when you do it, use a bug nut (split-bolt). Back to grandmas' theory, its a good one but,,, the only way to truly prevent a lightning strike is with a good quality surge protector. Not a K-Mart power srtip! And sometimes that wont stop it, but the good surge proterctors' will replace equipment at a dollar value (listed on the box) to Insure you that thier product is good. Panamax makes a lot of protectors at all different values and they stand behind their product. Hope this helps, Use common sence. Later, red
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