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Grounding
Good grounding does not prevent surges.
Unfortunately having a good ground system consisting of two brown rod striven at least eight feet into the earth along with an attachment to the cold water pipe and the ground for the young gas interior gas system does not assure you that your electronic equipment will be protected from a striking lightning or surge coming into the power lines.
The only thing that will really take care of this is a SurgeArrest or. See the article on the subject elsewhere.
If I surge comes into the lines the ground will not help at all. Rowdiness primarily a safety feature that allows people to touch any of the gas pipes cold water pipes hot water pipes without the fear of getting shocked.
Copyright 2009 John A. Peters
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