Mounting HP7970e 9-Trk 1/2" Tape Drive

[Paul Koning]

> On Feb 11, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Jack Harper via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> At 11:48 AM 2/11/2019, Tapley, Mark wrote:
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>> Jack, this looks like a pretty good idea in the short term. But, every piece of concrete I have ever been associated with has been off-gassing water at a slow rate. 

That sounds right.  Concrete is known for retaining water.  This is the basis of the Ufer ground -- a ground wire encased in concrete, used in bad soil where plain ground rods do not work adequately.

	paul