On 4/25/2018 10:15 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
It does not advance the technical competency level of our hobby to
make broad generalizations based upon narrow and poorly defined
anecdotal instances.
Strongly agree.
73, Jim K9YC
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If that was actually the case, I would surmise that the "ground rods"
were not connected to a proper rebar cage (i.e., Ufer ground) that would
normally be able to able to distribute the lightning current over a
sufficiently large surface. Simply putting a couple of ground rods
inside a
It appears that you are describing a Ufer ground. It should not explode,
especially if these internal ground rods were properly bonded to the rebar.
John KK9A
Ken G Kopp K0PP wrote:
I should have been more specific in suggesting that grounds that
might end up carrying a lightening charge not
I should have been more specific in suggesting that grounds that
might end up carrying a lightening charge not be run through concrete.
The following is from personal "real world" experience.
I know of two specific cases where tower bases were blown apart by
lightning hits to the towers because
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