In reply to Stephen A. Lawrence's message of Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:48:13 -0500: Hi, [snip] >If the ground is "grounded" then the potential of subsurface soil will >stick close to zero, but I don't know how well "grounded" the ground >typically is.
This might be important in desert locations, where the depth of the water table is a considerable fraction (or multiple) of the distance between the wire and the surface. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
