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What is the Curse of Resistance to Ground Specifications?

June 30, 2021

About This Video

One of the most-watched videos on the channel. David Stockin tackles the widespread problem of arbitrary resistance-to-ground specifications — such as '5 ohms' or '1 ohm' — that appear in project specifications without engineering justification. He explains why these numbers are often unachievable, how they drive up project costs, and what engineers should specify instead.

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