Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4474 invoked from network); 17 Dec 2002 07:38:03 -0000 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 07:38:03 -0000 Received: (qmail 27564 invoked by uid 10001); 17 Dec 2002 07:38:02 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 07:38:02 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18OCHq-0001qO-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:37:06 +0000 Received: from [62.253.164.43] (helo=mta3-svc.business.ntl.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18OCHl-0001qF-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:37:01 +0000 Received: from jackie ([217.137.94.6]) by mta3-svc.business.ntl.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20021217073700.UNIG15439.mta3-svc.business.ntl.com@jackie> for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:37:00 +0000 Message-ID: <004601c2a59f$98b86680$065e89d9@jackie> From: "Steve Thompson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <009401c2a530$ef52f600$26cdfc3e@l8p8y6> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:40:38 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: EARTH RESISTANCE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0tests=REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group ----- Original Message ----- From: hamilton mal To: Sent: 16 December 2002 18:27 Subject: LF: EARTH RESISTANCE Hi all Dick has indicated that Earth Resistance gets higher when the ground is wet. That seems strange and contrary to accepted theory............ ----------------------- Just a thought - pure water is an insulator. Part of the ground resistance will be made up of salts dissolved in the moisture in the ground. If you add rain water, which is probably more pure than the salt solution in the soil, does the soil solution get weaker and a become poorer conductor? Steve