RJT> JB> 25-Dec-02 04:06:20, Roy J. Tellason wrote to Jasen Betts

RJT> RJT> Jasen Betts wrote in a message to Steve Asher:

RJT> JB>> you to see something really wierd, in some places they distribute
RJT> JB>> the power to consumers with a single conductor and use a ground
RJT> JB>> return,

RJT> RJT> Wouldn't there be some nontrivial resistance there?

RJT> JB> yeah, that doesn't seem to stop them doing it though.

RJT> RJT> Maybe more so than that of another cable run alongside the single
RJT> RJT> one?

RJT> JB> I'd say almost certainly.

RJT> RJT> I guess this is something that's going to vary from place to place,
RJT> RJT> though

RJT> JB> I'll see if I can find the book in our local library...

RJT>I expect that the geographic considerations (soil type,  moisture levels, 
RJT>etc.) are probably going to be a fairly significant factor.

In that case we have a problem here. Our climate goes from
100 year flood to drought.  :-)

Jay
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