if you take an outlet thats not wired up i am pretty sure there is no continuity between the ground lug and neutral.... then once you wire it in to the breaker box it has continuity because the breaker box has a connection between the neutral and ground
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 11:50 AM, That One Guy via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > > neutral is tied to mechanical ground anywhere there is an outlet anyway. the > ground lug on an outlet has continuity to neutral, I dont know why > >> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:42 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 >>> > > > > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't > get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a > hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
