Re: fire hydrant rf ground?

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Adam,

At 03:10 PM 4/9/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>Do fire hydrants make good rf grouds for tesla coil use?

I can't imagine anything much better!

>how would i go about hooking a wire up to the hydrant?

Some type of clamp.  Maybe a C-clamp.  Be sure not to hurt the hydrant or 
attract attention of the authorities that might not see the beauty of the 
setup ;-))

I would not go loosening any bolts on the hydrant.  You don't want to hurt 
it in anyway.

You might have to scrap away 50 layers of paint to get a connection.  Paint 
it back over when done.

>Are there special hydrants that work better than others (do they have salt 
>water hydrants?)?

I think you have to use what you have there ;-))  Salt water would eat up a 
metal hydrant.  I think they all use common city water.

Of course, a metal rod just pounded into the ground will work just fine too...

Cheers,

         Terry


>Thanks
>
>Adam