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Inverter Ground making ADSL connection drop | 16 comments (16 topical, editorial)

Re: Inverter Ground making ADSL connection drop (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by TomW on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 07:27:06 PM MST
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Ian;

If you are going to drive in a ground rod, at least use a proper copper clad ground rod. No idea why the other poster said galvanized? Copper clad is the right thing to use.

Sorting good advice from bad is tough. Too much misinformation goes unchallenged here trying to be "PC" and nice, I guess.

Its your baby so take the advice you like.

Tom

"Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned."--Mark Twain
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Re: Inverter Ground making ADSL connection drop (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by acapulco (thatskankystuff{at}hotmail) on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 07:49:25 PM MST
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Would a length of copper gas pipe do?
I have a bunch lying around is all, i'd rather not have to buy something as it will likely cost if it has anything to even do with copper ;p

Also this dropping of the adsl happens even when I am running everything off the genset if i power on the grounded inverter at the same time as the satelite TV is on.
(genset is grounded in a similar fashion but is a good 50metres away from house)

As in just turning on this inverter, even with nothing plugged into it.

If I turn it on while the satelite TV box is powered OFF, the ADSL is OK

If I remove the ground wire from the inverter all is GOOD.

Definately the grounding seems to be the issue.

Phone tech is supposedly coming today sometime to investigate, but being friday(almost afternoon) I'm not holding my breath....

Ian.
SE QLD AUSTRALIA.*OFF-GRID*.RE:2x4xT105@24v./450Ah@24v IN:240w.PV,backup:Genset/charger24v@10amp cont. OUT:Mod.Sine Inverters: 1500w/4500w/2000w & 350w.
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Re: Inverter Ground making ADSL connection drop (3.00 / 0) (#12)
by dnix71 (yahoo.com 'dnix71') on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 07:57:37 PM MST
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I don't know where I could get copper clad rod here, but there is a type of galvanized rod used locally that doesn't rust and is long and hard enough to hammer into rocky soil. It looks almost stainless, but I don't think it is. I've used pieces of it to weld on as handles for dock plates, and it didn't rust afterward.

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Re: Inverter Ground making ADSL connection drop (3.00 / 0) (#13)
by dnix71 (yahoo.com 'dnix71') on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 08:11:43 PM MST
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They look like this. If your really want copper ground, then hammer in rebar a little at a time and pull it out. When you get the depth you want, then hammer copper rod in the hole you made and water it in for good measure.

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Re: Inverter Ground making ADSL connection drop (3.00 / 0) (#14)
by acapulco (thatskankystuff{at}hotmail) on Fri Aug 8th, 2008 at 12:22:47 AM MST
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ok,

phone guy rang instead of coming out, to be expected on a friday arv!

He sounded bewildered when I attempted to explain. But then he said something like I need a "twisted cable pair" running from phone outlet to modem.

However I drove a galv star picket in a few feet and grounded the inverter to that and it seems to at least improved the situation.

Now the ADSL only drops when I power up AUSTAR sat TV but then it comes good after a couple of minutes.

I can live with that....

especially seemin' it's friday arv and nearly drinkin' time ;p

cheers,

Ian..

SE QLD AUSTRALIA.*OFF-GRID*.RE:2x4xT105@24v./450Ah@24v IN:240w.PV,backup:Genset/charger24v@10amp cont. OUT:Mod.Sine Inverters: 1500w/4500w/2000w & 350w.
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