ground connection
Americannoun
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The ground connection is broken before the charged rod is removed, leaving the sphere with an excess charge opposite to that of the rod.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
While the cause might have been a faulty alternator, or even a loose ground connection, it turned out to be a faulty new battery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Don't fail to make a good ground connection with the water pipe inside.
From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)
Make a thoroughly good ground connection with leaders, have all joints well soldered, and you may dispense with the rod as you propose.
The first of these groups consists of the springs 7 and 8, the function of which is to control the continuity of the ground connection at the subscriber's station.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel
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