Why Copper Ground Rod?

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Anonymous Poster	Why Copper Ground Rod? 11/23/2010 6:33 AM
	hi, All why copper ground rod? regards
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kramarat Guru Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC USA Posts: 13529 Good Answers: 468	#1 Re: why copper ground rod? 11/23/2010 6:44 AM
	Gold is too expensive. Copper is a good conductor. __________________ Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin
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Anonymous Poster	#2 Re: why copper ground rod? 11/23/2010 7:06 AM
	hi i think it resistance is verylow that's y we are using copper rods for gronding.
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PeterT Guru Join Date: May 2010 Location: Liverpool, NY Posts: 961 Good Answers: 131	#3 Re: Why Copper Ground Rod? 11/23/2010 3:36 PM
	Most ground rods these days are actually copper-clad steel: copper for the conductivity and steel for the strength when you drive them into the earth. If you tried to drive a solid copper rod, in many cases it would look like a pretzel before you got done. __________________ To get the right answers, first you need to ask the right questions.
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Anonymous Poster	#4 In reply to #3 Re: Why Copper Ground Rod? 11/23/2010 6:12 PM
	Hi, All For installation of grounding rod or grounding system, check with your local requirement or NEC code of practice. regard's
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pnaban Guru Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: srilanka Posts: 2725 Good Answers: 5	#5 Re: Why Copper Ground Rod? 11/25/2010 6:38 AM
	Due to its conductivity and corrosion resistant properties. __________________ pnaban
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Anonymous Poster	#6 Re: Why Copper Ground Rod? 11/28/2010 1:31 AM
	Which is your country?...I want to know where is copper rod using as earth rod. I can make some money out of that...just need some digging
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russ123 Guru Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 2142 Good Answers: 31	#7 In reply to #6 Re: Why Copper Ground Rod? 11/28/2010 1:34 AM
	miniature copper mines?
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34point5 Guru Join Date: May 2010 Location: in optimism Posts: 4050 Good Answers: 130	#8 Re: Why Copper Ground Rod? 12/19/2010 9:47 PM
	Australia went to stainless steel some time ago. Usually installed with a salt absorbent. __________________ There is no sin except stupidity. (Oscar Wilde, Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900))
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