home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!emory!ogicse!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!storm.CS.ORST.EDU!densond
- From: densond@storm.CS.ORST.EDU (Dave Denson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Ungrounded equipment
- Message-ID: <1hmheqINNehv@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 09:30:02 GMT
- Article-I.D.: flop.1hmheqINNehv
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Computer Science Department, Oregon State University
- Lines: 30
- NNTP-Posting-Host: storm.cs.orst.edu
-
- I realize that this is not the proper group for this (but then, what is?),
- but I have a question concerning improperly grounded outlets. I may be
- moving to an older home with improperly grounded outlets. The ground of the
- outlet is wired to the metal case of the shell, which is only nailed to the
- stud. I am pretty sure this is not adequate protection...
-
- My queries:
-
- 1. Other than potential power-supply fry, what are the dangers of
- using such a source of power? I have a considerable amount of computer
- and network equipment I'd like to keep from going up in smoke.
-
- 2. Can the situation be easily fixed? When I was younger, I remember
- reading about how to ground outlets, and two things (of dubious
- accuracy, I'm sure) come to mind: One, you could use a cold water pipe
- to connect the ground to, or two, you could use a (6-foot?) spike
- driven into the earth near something (the inlet?). Are either of these
- accurate? If not, what is?
-
- Thanks for any help--for the sake of others, please mail me. Also, if you
- know of a better place to post this query, I will cancel this article, and
- post it elsewhere...
-
- Dave
-
- --
- ------ Dave Denson (Preferred: densond@storm.cs.orst.edu)
- Computer Sciences Corporation (densond@heart.cor.epa.gov)
- US EPA Corvallis Environmental Research Lab
- The above opinions are by no means whatsoever endorsed by US EPA, CSC, or OSU.
-