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echo: hs_modems
to: DAVE SHINER
from: PETER LANE-COLLETT
date: 1997-05-12 04:55:00
subject: inside wiring

->> the earth ground in your house. There's usually a copper or aluminum
->> bare wire attached to your fuse/circuit breaker box, that connects to
->> your cold water pipes. That's your ground.
I can't believe you still do that over there. It certainly isn't allowed here 
in OZ anymore. You have to have a copper earth stake so your plumbing doesn't 
go live when there's an earth leakage fault.
Regards, Peter
plc@mindware.com.au
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