Double ground system (Tweaks)

by Bert , Tuesday, June 02, 2009, 10:09 (5442 days ago) @ teigetje

Hello Frank,

Next week a construction company will drill 5 steel poles in the ground to support my house. They will be 8 meters deep.

Good, that will ensure a safe earth and probably already a lot better than standard earths... :wink:

I was thinking about connecting the 5 poles with the ground of my gear, and disconnect the ground from the main AC which has its own ground (= aardlek (differential switch?)). Could this be usefull or am I going to do something stupid?

Your "Aardlek" does not work through earth as far as I can tell, it measures the differences between the hot and neutral and switches off when the difference is too big.

Best would be to use the new earth and add a new fuse box for your audio group. Not sure how far you can go with regulations though (think insurance with fire and such).

Bert

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