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dirty earthohmic value

07/07/2008 2:40 AM

i wonder about the ohmic value for dirty earth for rod and delta and also grid

also same for the clean earth
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Re: dirty earthohmic value

07/07/2008 5:33 AM

Measure them, then, and find out more.

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Re: dirty earthohmic value

07/07/2008 9:02 AM

What do you mean "dirty earth" verses "clean earth"? I've heard of salt water being used to cheat the system but it dissolves the grounding rods after a few years. Are you near any body of salt water?

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