From: phoney@physco.invalid.net   
      
   wrote in message news:chiaqa95h8f27e97n39plqpj3r2s6j0b0h@4ax.com...   
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   >On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:04:07 -0400, krw  wrote:   
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   >>You don't want to have two such grounds because you   
   >>don't want the current from the strike passing through the house. BTW,   
   >>water pipes are no longer allowed as the building ground (just the   
   >>opposite, though - they are grounded).   
   >   
   >All grounding electrodes should be bonded together to avoid that fault   
   >path you are speaking of. The typical satellite installation has the   
   >dish grounded separately from the service. That fault path is through   
   >your TV.   
   >I went behind the sat box guy and bonded his little 4' rod to an 8'   
   >rod I drove that was also bonded to my grid 2 ways. One was an 8ga to   
   >the pool grid and the other was a 2ga wire back to the service   
   >electrode system.   
   >My GES is providing ground for the whole neighborhood. I see 3 amps or   
   >so of current in the service neutral with the main breaker off.   
      
   Sounds like you could 'tap' that 3 amp for free to run some stuff.  :)   
   Wow, free electricity and legal.   
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