electrofelon Senior Member Location Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA Occupation Electrician Yesterday at 11:57 PM #21 hillbilly1 said: Surface contact area. Click to expand... Yes for the same length a rod would have more surface area in contact. I didn't really phrase that right, what I meant was you don't need a ground rod, you can just have a loop of wire and that can be just as good or even better an electrode.
hillbilly1 said: Surface contact area. Click to expand... Yes for the same length a rod would have more surface area in contact. I didn't really phrase that right, what I meant was you don't need a ground rod, you can just have a loop of wire and that can be just as good or even better an electrode.