2007-02-04 01:01:09 · 7 answers · asked by Joker 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Go to a hardware store and you can buy a grounding rod, wire and clamp for the mast.
2007-02-04 01:05:29 · answer #1 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grounding the Mast
The NEC requires that the antenna mast and mount be grounded directly. No splices or connections are allowed in the ground wire between the mast and the ground rod. First, attach one end of a No. 8 or No. 10 copper or aluminum ground wire to the TV antenna mast. One of the bolts on the mount can be used as a fastening point. Masts that are painted or coated just have their coating scraped off around the area where they contact the mount. This will ensure an electrical connection between the mast and the mount. It is vital to get a good, solid connection. (Once the mast is attached to the mount, any scraped off portion that is exposed should be recoated with paint or other sealant.) Next, run the ground wire to ground as directly as possible. Standard wire staples can be used to secure the ground wire against the side of the house. Avoid making 90° or sharper turns with the ground wire. A lightning charge has difficulty making such a turn and therefore may discharge into the house. Make ground wire bends as smooth and as gradual as possible. The ground wire must be connected to a ground rod. Water pipes or plumbing fixtures are not acceptable. A good copper-coated steel ground rod driven at least 3 feet into the ground is required. Special clamps that provide a solid connection between the ground wire and ground rod should be used.
2007-02-04 09:15:10 · answer #2 · answered by missourim43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All houses are required to be grounded. Look on the South East corner of the house. It should be approximately 1 foot in either direction but only two inches from the home itself. Some contractors don't use this common placement so it's best just to walk the perimeter and locate the gas line. It too must be grounded, but you don't want to use that! The grounding stake should be near it though. Lightning may follow the antenna down this line to the gas line so definitely don't ground it there!!!!! Make sure you use a thick wire preferably solid and not braided, Big Bucks though!
2007-02-04 09:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by delux_version 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best placement for stuff like this is close to where the power comes in, because antenna wire is usually cheaper than ground wire.
Extending from the bottom of the power meter is what is referred to as a "Multi-Ground Neutral." This is the the only place you should ground to, because it is connected to an 8-foot ground rod. It doesn't make much sense to drive another ground rod, because the two ground rods must be bonded together with a #6 AWG solid wire.
2007-02-04 10:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by pyrotech72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US at the big lumber places, like Lowe's , Home Depot, or maybe the hardware store they sell copper rods for grounding.
2007-02-04 09:06:43 · answer #5 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go to your electric meter you should see a grounding rod at the bottom,just attach it to that with a ground clamp
2007-02-04 16:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by motergradersam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can also connect it to the water pipes if they are copper. Doesn't work if they're PVC!
2007-02-04 09:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by Aggie80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋