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One design I got to look over was about a 200' signal ground cable
grounding racks that were right next to a microwave tower and were
going to contain the microwave equipment. That got changed really
fast. I'm glad I scanned the drawings...it wasn't my project.<br>
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The other nasty I had was the connection to my old overhead service
entrance was supposed to be disconnected by the power company. I
started pulling it out and had lots of sparks and had to dump a fire
extinguisher into the brush. I don't think I've ever cursed more at
a public servant...and he said I was right to have done that. He was
very embarrassed. I survived and no major damage happened. The
truck was out in less than 20 minutes and the cable was then
disconnected.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Richard<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2019-11-05 5:37 p.m., Bill Whitlock
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<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">LOL, but I'm glad you
survived it! Most of the worst nightmarish grounding stories
I've ever heard involved recording trucks (usually concerning
how AC power for the truck was connected to house/stage power!
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<div>I have a horror story of my own that involved 4 kV DC with
a trail of black arc-holes in my RH fingernails and a string
of blisters on my LH palm. I was floored and breathless but
really, really pissed at the guy who disabled a safety
interlock!! I should have followed the
one-hand-in-back-pocket rule, but I was young ...</div>
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