2/0 Solid Ground Wire

Higgs

hey,
i'm having a hard time finding a supplier for 2/0 solid ground wire. we normally use Grainger or McMasterCarr but haven't had any luck any ideas

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rcarroll

I've never seen or heard of a solid conductor that big. Is this a spec on a plan or something? Why not stranded?

InPhase277

That's not a wire. It's a copper rod! Are you sure you don't mean #2?

SonoranShocker

Im not sure but I think a 2/0 "ground wire" only comes in 12 foot lengths....lol

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Celtic

Planning on beating the hell out of someone or something?

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MALCO.New.York

That is quite an expensive "Equalizer"!

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Higgs

it is the ground wire comming down the leg of a 100' antenna tower. i will have to check over the specks again to make sure i has to be solid.

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Higgs

Alright so i looked it over again and this is what i got. Aparently no solid down conductor.

7-6. Down conductors.
provide a clearance of at least 2 m (6 ft) between the overhead wire and
a. Down conductors are solid or stranded bare wire or cable made from copper, copper-clad steel, or
aluminum. For buildings or towers less than 23 m (75 ft) high, the resistance of a down conductor will
not exceed 0.176 ohms per 300 m (1000 ft), which is approximately the resistance of a #2 AWG copper
cable. For buildings or towers higher than 23 m (75 ft), resistance will not exceed 0.088 ohms per 300 m
(1000 ft), which is approximately the resistance of a 2/0 AWG copper cable. Sharp bends in down
conductors will be avoided.

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MALCO.New.York

I do Cellular Site Maintenance and I always use Valmont Site-Pro.

What you are looking for is this:



Comes Solid 2 Tinned, Stranded 2, Stranded 6, 2/0, and 4/0.


http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.p...duct_list&c=17


My last bit of work was on a 297' Old BLAST PROOF Microwave tower that no longer uses the horns but has Cell and Vector antennas on it!

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