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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 18:01:29 EST
- From: upchrch!joel@peora.sdc.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch )
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Lightning Protection on Telephone Lines
- Message-ID: <telecom12.867.4@eecs.nwu.edu>
- Organization: Upchurch Computer Consulting, Orlando FL
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 867, Message 4 of 6
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- rgt@beta.lanl.gov (Richard Thomsen) writes:
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- > years ago, so they do not seem to have done much good. Last weekend,
- > I wired the telephone ground line outside to the electrical ground
- > outside (the copper rod driven into the ground just under the
- > electricity meter), and I hope that this will help some.
-
- I suspect that the phone company may take a very dim view of anybody
- fiddling with the ground lines on their protectors. I wouldn't be
- surprised if any damage happened to their equipment they might hold
- you liable. From what I understand the wire only belongs to you after
- it comes off the protector. If you aren't happy with the phone
- company's ground it might be a better idea to call them and see if
- they'll change it. Does anybody know more about this?
-
- (If your mail bounces use the address below.)
- Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
- joel@peora.ccur.com {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd,ucf-cs}!peora!joel (407) 859-0982
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