grounding by pipe (was ... true ground?)

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From: Dean Kukral
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1989 12:50

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It seems that using pipes as grounding vehicles is fairly common.  Is
this dangerous to plumbers?  I mean, if there is a short to ground while
a plumber is working on pipes, couldn't he/she get zapped pretty badly?
Is this an unlikely event?  Does anyone know of it ever happening?

Related: if you generate electricity via a windmill or other generator,
you must have a way of disconnecting from the grid feed.  In case a
utility workman were working on the lines (which he thought were safe)
he could get zapped by your generator.

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From: dkukral@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (Dean Kukral)
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Subject: grounding by pipe (was ... true ground?)
Keywords: ground, pipe, electrocution
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Date: 21 Jul 89 12:50:16 GMT
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