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On Nov 27, 8:46 pm, Dave Heil wrote:
James Barrett wrote:

But somewhere along the line somebody in the ham groups stated that
the National Electrical Code states that there shall be one and *only
one* grounding point per power drop and the neighborhood code cops and
the insurance companies reportedly get stiff about it.

the NEC refering only to the household AC wring(soon hopefully to DC circuts

at least according to the local electrical inspector

our system for RF are another affair all together

the inspector also aprooves the use if desired of seperate eletectal ground
when service of more than one voltage and/ot freq is ainvolved

in my case I have a houshold from the ower company enterance a seprate
gorund for my various solar and wind systems 12-48 v DCdepending on the
location plus the seperate Ground from my station

most inspector in my experence would rather our rf system were not grounded
in to the mais ground since they don't uderstand RF at all



Any electrical contractor will tell you that not all electrical
inspectors are well educated or trained. Ive had electrical inspectors
state a preference for plastic boxes in a run of metallic conduit or
cable. What those inspectors preferred was a direct violation of the
National Electrical Code. I've had electrical inspectors try to order
me to make a grounding connection in the meter enclosure which was
totally unacceptable to the power utility and is not required by the
NEC. I've had an electrical inspector fail my installation because I
had made the Grounding Electrode Conductor connection to the service
entry neutral conductor drip loop to comply with the requirements of the
legacy Rural Electrification Administration (REA) power cooperative
service standards even though the National Electrical Code specifically
permits that location to be used.

What the electrical inspector may prefer may be directly adverse to your
best interest. Bond all of your Grounding Electrodes together even if
your have to wait until after the electrical inspection to do so.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison