I have a grounding question for the cabinet at the base of the tower. My electrician wired in the incoming power to the cabinet but he did not bond the cabinet ground/neutral to the actual tower itself. Tower has its own separate ground rods and cabinet ground actually is back where the meter base is, (over 150 feet away) Should I bond the tower and the cabinet together? I already have electrical conduit running out of the cabinet and then attaches to the tower itself so there is metal to metal contact just wondering if I should have something better....
Kurt Fankhauser Wavelinc Communications P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 http://www.wavelinc.com tel. 419-562-6405 fax. 419-617-0110 On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Gino Villarini via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > I do think too that isolating its easier and should be the way to go… > DC plant, fiber up. Problem would be mounts and tower attachments… > thinking of using PVC conduit? > > > > Gino A. Villarini > President > Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. > www.aeronetpr.com > @aeronetpr > > > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 7:48 AM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gear in Tower - Grounded or Isolated? > > Great question Gino. I hope we get some good input. > > My opinion is that you have to be completed isolated or extremely > properly grounded. Both can be complicated, but the second way being the > most complicated > > > > Paul > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Gino Villarini > via Af > *Sent:* Sunday, September 28, 2014 7:31 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Gear in Tower - Grounded or Isolated? > > > > I remember the good old days that most of our network was based on Canopy > Classic: > > > > The radios were isolated form the tower, minor lightning issues.. > > > > Nowadays its has turned into a big issue for us, radios and MW getting > zapped! Were do I start? > > > > Should I go back to the Isolation model and have all gear in tower > isolated from the tower in any way possible? > > > > > > > > Gino A. Villarini > > President > > Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. > > www.aeronetpr.com > > @aeronetpr > > > > >
