RV park wiring ?
I always check the park outlet, before plugging in. I recently stayed where my meter was showing 121-122. I know that neutral to ground should be 0. I was getting a reading of 0.6, would this be ca...
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wa8yxm wrote:
0.6 volt would not bother me...
Code says there is one ground but in many campgrounds there are multiple grounds. One at the pedestal itself and one at the meter.
If you drive two ground rods. say 100 yards apart.. It is not at all uncommon to find a difference in potential between them.
And for the hams among us.. Story of a YL in Arizonia.. She had a modest station 100 watts or so, and was making contacts all over when the OMs in the area who had Full Gallons could barely make it across town.. Finally hats in hand they ask her how she was doing it....
Well, I read how a good ground was important and how the ground rod(s) Should be driven in permanently moist soil for the best ground.. So I planted them in my flower garden and water them every day.
Love it!
For the hams:
Many years ago we had a member who was in kidney failure and was on peritoneal dialysis (involved running a solution into his abdomen, letting it slosh around for a while, then draining it out). At the June Field Day, which we then held in a large sheep pasture, with sandy soil, we found our antennas worked much better after all the ground rods had been treated with Frank's "drainage".
