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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Faraday cage

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Date: 2014-08-05

Hope it helps.
 
Those of us with smartphones could win big at Scrabble with all the "authorized" word re-spellings.
 
 Me dum.  Me hav no smurtfone.
 
   -Bruse
 


On Monday, August 4, 2014 12:17 PM, "'lsf5275@aol.com' lsf5275@aol.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
Bruce, my lines come in underground but they come out of the ground and onto poles outside of the neighborhood. In my old house I think it might have all been grounded to the cold water line. Here, our house has a well the supply comes in in plastic pipe and is pressurized under the house. As I consider what you have told me I think back to winter when we has the worst snow/ice storm in decades we were without power for several days and parts of our area were out for a week or more. Trees knocked out power lines and downed poles all over the place and I don't recall the problems being like that before then... I will call the power company. Thanks for the tip!

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"gino wong wonggster@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 
Don't forget the hat too Bruce.


On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Bruce Daily pocotron@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 
Hey Frank and everybody-
    If your power source is provided by underground lines, definitely check your home grounds first.  If you have pole-provided power, have the power company check the poles for ground line vandalism.  Every few poles there is a ground strap that provides either a neutral system ground, or earth ground for lightning arrest.  Copper scavengers love to chop as much of the ground straps off of the poles as they can reach.  In the latter case, it is possible that your home may have a neutral ground that, because of missing local pole grounds, is miles away.  The long neutral then becomes an antenna. The power company will gladly fix it.
 
   Personally, I like lotsa foil on the windows... ;)
 
    -Bruce D.
 


On Sunday, August 3, 2014 1:01 AM, "lsf5275@aol.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
You suk a proofreding. But you ideas is good.
 
 
In a message dated 8/2/2014 10:41:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com writes:
 
I gey it on everything  except my tron. If you remodel a room buolding a cage in it is no big deal.  iam now vacating those cage rooms  and have sto start all over again.,


On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 6:30 PM, lsf5275@aol.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 
I live in a semi-rural area and my home has five broadcast towers within a half mile or a bit more. I get radio on my trons and some of the other older gear. I think the grounding of my household is suspect as well.
 
Frank
 
In a message dated 8/2/2014 6:20:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com writes:
 
I have been buildiong Faraday Cages for a long time, eve made some cable tunnels, I am in th shadow of massive broadcast towers.

I have heard that there are new materials that survival preppers  use to shield against EMP that is not so expensive..

I find it interesting that I have had no EMI, ESDI, or RFI problems in my Mellotron but my EMS and EML and Buchla and Serge have all been either triggered or interfered with in some other way.

If I can find something better than fine mesh screening or chivken rire , I would very very gratteful.    


best

gino


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Gino Wong Birgelo  BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
ReRed Treehouse Studios at Girard Hall
527 W. Girard Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19123 USA



--
Gino Wong Birgelo  BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
ReRed Treehouse Studios at Girard Hall
527 W. Girard Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19123 USA





--
Gino Wong Birgelo  BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
ReRed Treehouse Studios at Girard Hall
527 W. Girard Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19123 USA