[Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question

[Wayne]

Karl Vacek wrote:
> If your ground is a rebar in your concrete foundation, encased in concrete,
> that's NOT a good ground.  You should get a real ground rod - a solid piece of

I had not heard of such a thing till a year or so ago.  But the "ufer 
ground" is legit, and possibly better than a soil-encased rod:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufer_Ground
http://www.scott-inc.com/html/ufer.htm

   -W