ok something WEIRD just happened (PLEASE READ)

kinetic

Well-Known Member
Before you waste money make sure the grounding is good, just because its connected to the ground in the receptacle does NOT mean it is grounded. If you need to drive a copper grounding rod into the earth it would provide far better results than any sort of shield. Unless you know the frequency (size) of the rf waves it is difficult to know thickness, type of material, conductivity and resistance necessary for your setup. A grounding rod is only a few dollars and all you need is a hammer to drive it down like a fence stake. Grounding is essentially "absorbing" rf into a less resistant material, just as shielding. If grounding and the other options do not work, then go out and spend more on shielding, an extremely expensive and time consuming endeavor. Last time I checked copper sheeting ran about $50 for 1 sq ft. There were other more sensible solutions offered by smart people, as an electrical engineer my (free) advice would be to attempt the cheapest options first, shielding is almost always ineffective, though I'm sure a few have been lucky at times. If it were me, I'd not waste a dime on anything, nobody can enter your house because you are emitting what is found in all parts of the universe. It is not against the law to produce rf. At least not at the levels you are producing.
Couldn't he run some #6 Or #8 green ground cable and tie into the houses main ground. Grab some C-Taps and he's good to go.
 

Adonis

Member
Sure he could but the problem is some homes have horrible grounding, usually from the original construction. The electrician could have been stoned or maybe the equipment less than adequate. There are many reasons but since there is no way to really know, it doesn't hurt to just drive a rod into the dirt, if possible. Sometimes the original line in from the city is very old and has no common grounding at all. I've seen situations where lazy electricians attached several homes to one grounding rod, causing all the houses to share any interference from just one blow-dryer.
 
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