[RE-wrenches] Grounding system for a shack on a frozen lake?

[Drake]

That is an amusing concept, and it sounds like a fun project.  Why 
not poke a hole in the ice and drop the rod in the water?  If the 
water is not too deep, send it to the bottom.  It certainly will be 
below the permanent moisture level!


  At 01:34 AM 8/9/2011, you wrote:
>Sounds like a silly question but is there any way to ground a small 
>battery based PV system serving a temporary fishing shack on the 
>middle of a frozen lake? Around here they call these 8' x 8' (or 
>larger) shacks "ice houses". One or more holes are augered through 
>the ice for fishing lines. Some of the shacks get remarkably fancy, 
>almost luxurious (in a guy kind of way). There is usually plenty of 
>beer and snacks. Sometimes fish, too. The shacks get set in place as 
>soon as the ice is solid (4-6" thick) and they may stay there for 
>several months. It's a home away from home for a lot of upper 
>midwest folks in the winter. Some like the idea of a small solar 
>powered battery system for light, CD player, TV, etc. There's no 
>earth around for hundreds of yards, even miles.
>
>Charlie Pickard
>Aladdin Solar
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Drake Chamberlin
ATHENS ELECTRIC
OH License 44810
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