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History of UFER ground?

#35622 03/16/04 09:21 PM

Joined: Dec 2002

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Edward

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Did UFER get the name from the creator?
Mr or Mrs ufer

Any ideas?

gracias
Edward

Thanks
Edward

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Re: History of UFER ground?

#35623 03/16/04 09:32 PM

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Ryan_J

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Ufer got its name from Mr. Herbert Ufer.

He was the creator of the electrode, but he is not THE CREATOR [Linked Image]

Ryan Jackson,
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#35624 03/16/04 10:02 PM

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caselec

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Here is a link that will give you some info. http://www.scott-inc.com/html/ufer.htm

Curt Swartz

Re: History of UFER ground?

#35625 03/17/04 12:39 AM

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Bjarney

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The IAEI Soares' Book on Grounding is an indispensable reference for Ufer history and a lot of other grounding topics. Even an older, used edition has a lot of good material.

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