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Strike Rails:... power line ground wires
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To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla@pupman.com>
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Subject: Strike Rails:... power line ground wires
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:28:07 -0600
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From: Bert Hickman [SMTP:bert.hickman@aquila.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 9:10 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Strike Rails:... power line ground wires
Tesla List wrote:
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> From: David Huffman [SMTP:huffman@FNAL.GOV]
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 1998 9:58 AM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Re: Strike Rails:... power line ground wires
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> It is my understanding that lightning rods, and strike rails, protect in two
> ways. They provide a low impedance connection to ground. For a given
> current, dissipated power is low when the impedance is low. The second
> method of protection is charge bleedoff to dissipating local charge buildup.
> Am I right or am I wrong?
> Dave
Dave,
You are right. The ground wire is not there to modify the 60 Hz E-fields
from the high-tension lines to ground however...
-- Bert --