On Jun 20, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
> > >> If you have an accessible cold water ground, and that cold water >> system is continuous throughout the premises, you have some hope of >> the ground being reasonably low resistance. >> >> > > I'm in need of some education here. Why is it necessary to consider > the resistance of the ground? > > Thanks, > > Larry Eden I'm a layman when it comes to electrical things, but, AFAIK, electricity likes to travel the path of least resistance ... if it had to choose me or a cold water pipe, it would probably choose me if I were as grounded as the cold water pipe. >> and that cold water >> system is continuous throughout the premises AFAIK, again ... the more contacts with the ground, as in Mother Earth, the more likely it is to choose her. Better her than me. Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
