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[Trbl639]

cutting the down ground was an old school thing. not smart to do if cutting a mov arrester or xfmr tank ground you can get bit. I do not advise cutting down grounds as a rule, opinions are like a holes. mov's always draw a bit of current so when or if down lead is cut you've got full line potential on it.

True.....but some common sense is involved here...........such as when xfmr's/banks are involved and left Hot when working the pole.............usually if arrestors were involved, we killed them out

[CPOPE]

Agreed, some common knowledge is required here, Don't go around cutting down grounds, Put up an EPZ band at your feet and connect it to the neutral. The Pre-Apprentice dude is heading your advice and cutting down grounds. My opinion, just a not so smart move if there is a ground on the pole bond it to the system neutral and put up a pole grounding band at the neutral gain. If it is not a arrester ground or not a transformer ground I suppose you could lift it but why would you ever want to. Like I said opinions are like A holes put the more grounds out there the better. Don't cut em.

For what it's worth...........