You save me a lot of writing. This is my thought experiment. Just another
point or two. 1) the more radials there are the lower the current in each. With
enough radials, the currents are milliamps, unless you're running the megawatts
I spoke of earlier. 2) If there are two (or more)
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With all due respect, I must a
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I of course defer to Frank's expertise here. But after thinking about
this for a couple of hours, I'm trying
:59 PM, donov...@erols.com wrote:
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Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2020 4:49:23 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: OT - Bonding Radials at Intersections
With all due respect,
With all due respect, I must ask, how many megawatts are you guys running?
Wes N7WS
On 11/6/2020 3:26 PM, donov...@erols.com wrote:
Hi Carl,
If the insulation breaks down they will arc, potentially causing a fire
73
Frank
W3LPL
On 11/6/2020 4:27 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
On
Hi Carl,
If the insulation breaks down they will arc, potentially causing a fire
73
Frank
W3LPL
On 11/6/2020 4:27 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
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> On 11/6/2020 1:10 PM, Carl Clawson wrote:
>> Frank,
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>> “Must” is a strong word. What goes wrong if you cross them?
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Among other things they will and can arc if very close or even
intermittently touching. if they are not bonded the currents and
voltages on each wire may be different enough to arc then you get
interesting things going on especially at high power,. I had a related
experience where I had radial
On 11/6/2020 1:10 PM, Carl Clawson wrote:
Frank,
“Must” is a strong word. What goes wrong if you cross them?
73, Carl WS7L
Also, if insulated wires are used for radials that cross
over each other, is that to be treated differently than bare
metal wires that cross over each other and touch
Frank,
“Must” is a strong word. What goes wrong if you cross them?
73, Carl WS7L
On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 9:47 PM wrote:
> Hi Bob,
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> While bonding the radials is desirable, its not essential. But you
> must NOT cross the radials over each other.
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> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
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I use the "Lead-Free" plumbing solder to connect my radials & ground straps.
"Oatley Safe-Flo Lead Free Solder" is sold in most Home Improvement stores
in the plumbing department.
Do NOT use Lead-Tin "Radio Solder" - as that will leach into the soil fairly
rapidly.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
Hi Bob,
While bonding the radials is desirable, its not essential. But you
must NOT cross the radials over each other.
The radials of a multi-element vertical array are usually bonded to
a common wire bisecting the verticals where they would otherwise
cross over each other. See this
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