In message <de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1d017dc...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com>, dated Mon, 22 Dec 2008, Ralph McDiarmid <ralph.mcdiar...@xantrex.com> writes:
>"Ground" is a commonly misunderstood term by many analogue, digital, >safety and EMC specialists. "Return" or "Common" are likely far more >useful terms. 'Return' is OK in some contexts. 'Common' still gets interpreted as 'anywhere to dump used electrons'. > I like "local reference" too. The important word is 'local'. At GHz frequencies, it normally means 'very local indeed'. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk All these closing-downs have been caused by dozing clowns John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
