RE: grounding system

To: tesla <tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com>
Subject: RE: grounding system
From: Richard Hull <whitlock-dot-com!RICHARDH-at-uucp-1.csn-dot-net>
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 96 14:22:00 PDT
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Skip,

Water is an ideal insulator in its pure state!  It is considered an 
excellent dielecric!  The rub is that word "pure state".  Water is a 
universal solvent and dissolves everything, almost.  It is also a superb 
base for electrolytic action and supports lots of free ions within it. 
 Heroic efforts are required to purify and deionize water to a point of 
being a true insulator and dielectric.!

Thus, natural bodies of water are loaded with ions just itchin' to conduct 
electricity This is due to water dissolving about a million things in the 
environment to source these ions.

Some of the best grounds can be had by using natural bodies of water, 
provided a good large surface area is supplied for contact.  Needless to say 
salt water is the best of all.  The more nasty, mineral laden and polluted 
the water, the better it is for ground purposes.   You will suffer a lot of 
corrosion due to the aforementioned electrolytic action and the ground 
terminal will require inspection from time to time inorder to maintain the 
best ground possible.

Good luck.  I wish I had such a ground system outside my door!

Richard Hull, TCBOR
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Subject: grounding system
Date: Monday, April 08, 1996 11:33AM