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« on: 20 March 2014, 21:08:22 »
I agree with Red baron - how come?
How is it (supposedly) earthed at present, and what was measured to conclude thayt it was unsatisfactory?
I do have a certain amount of practical experience with earthing matters, as I once had to implement an earthing system for a Radio Station at my college, where I taught radio engineering. It was necessary to have a good earth for screening purposes and I used some 8 foot copper-bonded steel rods driven into the ground adjacent to the transmitter and coupled directly to the earth return on the transmitter.
As it was after a few years of really dry weather, the water table was far too low for just one rod - I had to use four of them, driven in on on top of the other with a really grown-up Kango hammer!
I can't see that you would need more than one rod, especially seeing how wet the weather has been of late, so may I suggest that you check with the company that I bought my rods from - advice will of course be free - and let's hope it will lead to a quick, simple (and cheap) fix!
Ron.
