Thread: Aluminum as a ground system
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Old September 26th 09, 01:08 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Aluminum as a ground system
(Dave Platt) wrote in
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In article ,
Michael Coslo wrote:

Only concern I would have is that the electrical connections are
properly made. AL's talent for oxidizing has been a problem in the
past with house wiring.

A good point.

The National Electric Code has some fairly specific requirements for
how grounding system connections must be made. Soldering is not
permitted, as the high temperatures which can occur at such
connections during a lighting strike can blow the soldered connection
apart.

I always laughed about this requirement, because if you have THAT much
energy present to do this, you're going to have much bigger problems than
that soldered joint.
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