"Bill Turner" wrote in message
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On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 17:19:26 GMT, "Jimmie"
wrote:

You can get an idea of resistance to ground by
connecting 120 VAC to the ground system through a fuse and see how big
of a
fuse you can blow. I rigged a fuse holder with a neon blown fuse
indicator
to a piece of PVC pipe. last time I checked mine it would pop a 10amp
fuse.

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Thats what I thought the first time I saw it done but this is the way the
power company checks grounds. It can be done in a safe manner. Also there is
equipment commercially made for doing this test. Ideally one should use this
approved equipment but there is no reason it cant be done with improvised
equipment with no more risk than taking a voltage measurement in a hot
chassis. Of course there are those who lack the ability to safely perform a
test like this and should not even be allowed in their service panel to
reset a breaker.