Re: water pipe RF ground. (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:35:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: water pipe RF ground. (fwd)

My house has 100% copper inside, but PVC from the
house to the meter, making it a very poor ground.
Could make washing your hands while coiling an
exciting event.

Adam

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> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:49:56 -0400
> From: Dave Pierson <davep@xxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: water pipe RF ground. (fwd)
> 
>  
> >     Just one quick question, would it be a bad
> idea to use the cold water 
> >pipe (feeding into the hot water heater) as an RF
> ground for TC stuff in my 
> >apartment? 
>     _apartment_ is iffy for any power levels.
> 
> > As far as I know
>     8)>>
> 
> > it is copper all the way to the source, but I am
> not entirely sure.
>     If its not, things could get real unpleasant,
> real fast.
>     What IS the source?
>     (Ferinstance: my town 'recently' installed
> Remote Radio Readable
>      water meters.  I have my doubts about using the
> water pipe as
>      RF ground....)
> 
>     Waterpipes are classically semi good grounds. 
> Iffy, here, I'd think.
> 
>     best
>      dwp
> 
> 
> 
> 



       
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