Take a look into R56 standards but as I recall as long as Earth ground
is bonded to the cabinet you should be fine.
Typically the tower ground would tie back to Earth ground as well.
Earth ground referring to the meter ground for the entire site.
On 9/28/2014 7:38 AM, Kurt Fankhauser via Af wrote:
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 <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 <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>> 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 <http://www.aeronetpr.com>
@aeronetpr
From: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>>
Reply-To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>>
Date: Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 7:48 AM
To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>>
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:af-bounces+paulm=pdmnet....@afmug.com] *On
Behalf Of *Gino Villarini via Af
*Sent:* Sunday, September 28, 2014 7:31 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*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 <http://www.aeronetpr.com>
@aeronetpr
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