RE: Centralized DC power systems

2000-10-16 Thread Peter Tarver
Gary - The below may be a little more than you bargained for, but here goes. My apologies, if this is more basic than your question. Each of the drawings in Figures NAB.1 and NAB.2 show grounding electrodes at the bottom. In Figure NAB.1, the electrode is used to earth the centralized dc power

Re: Centralized DC power systems

2000-10-15 Thread Cortland Richmond
Gary, WHY have the floating system? In order to reduce corrosion in the Outside Plant wiring, telephone lines are held negative with respect to Earth. This imposes a need to hold circuitry directly connected to them negative as well. Specifically, both the tip and ring conductors are maintaine