tied together at the transformer? i thought they were tied together in the breaket panel....
Sent from my iPhone Kurt Fankhauser Wavelinc Communications P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 http://www.wavelinc.com tel. 419-562-6405 fax. 419-617-0110 > On Sep 28, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ground and neutral are not the same. Yes, they are tied together somewhere, > probably the transformer. But you should not use the neutral as a ground or > tie it to your ground anywhere. > > > From: Kurt Fankhauser via Af > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 7:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gear in Tower - Grounded or Isolated? > > I have a grounding question for the cabinet at the base of the tower. My > electrician wired in the incoming power to the cabinet but he did not bond > the cabinet ground/neutral to the actual tower itself. Tower has its own > separate ground rods and cabinet ground actually is back where the meter base > is, (over 150 feet away) Should I bond the tower and the cabinet together? I > already have electrical conduit running out of the cabinet and then attaches > to the tower itself so there is metal to metal contact just wondering if I > should have something better.... > > > Kurt Fankhauser > Wavelinc Communications > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > http://www.wavelinc.com > tel. 419-562-6405 > fax. 419-617-0110 > >> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Gino Villarini via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> I do think too that isolating its easier and should be the way to go… DC >> plant, fiber up. Problem would be mounts and tower attachments… thinking of >> using PVC conduit? >> >> >> >> Gino A. Villarini >> President >> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >> www.aeronetpr.com >> @aeronetpr >> >> >> >> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Date: Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 7:48 AM >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gear in Tower - Grounded or Isolated? >> >> Great question Gino. I hope we get some good input. >> >> My opinion is that you have to be completed isolated or extremely properly >> grounded. Both can be complicated, but the second way being the most >> complicated >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gino >> Villarini via Af >> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 7:31 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AFMUG] Gear in Tower - Grounded or Isolated? >> >> >> >> I remember the good old days that most of our network was based on Canopy >> Classic: >> >> >> >> The radios were isolated form the tower, minor lightning issues.. >> >> >> >> Nowadays its has turned into a big issue for us, radios and MW getting >> zapped! Were do I start? >> >> >> >> Should I go back to the Isolation model and have all gear in tower isolated >> from the tower in any way possible? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Gino A. Villarini >> >> President >> >> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >> >> www.aeronetpr.com >> >> @aeronetpr >> > >
