Methods for installing an antenna reception system
View Patent ↗Various systems, methods and apparatus are described for detecting an excessive or faulty ground current in a conductive wire or electronic device. A ground current detector is coupled to a known earth ground to determine whether other ground lines are carrying excessive, faulty and/or leaking currents. If these types of unsafe conditions are detected, then a user can take appropriate action to locate and correct these problems.
1. A method for installing an antenna reception system, the method comprising:
providing an antenna electrically coupled to an earth ground through a first cable;
coupling a first input of a ground current detector to the first cable;
signally coupling a second input of the ground current detector to a receiver;
coupling a power plug of the receiver to an outlet of a power source;
utilizing the ground current detector to determine whether the power source is correctly wired;
decoupling the power plug of the receiver from the outlet of the power source responsive to determining that the power source is correctly wired;
connecting the receiver to at least one other electronic device responsive to determining that the power source is correctly wired;
powering on the at least one electronic device responsive to determining that the power source is correctly wired; and
utilizing the ground current detector to determine whether there is any current leakage into the receiver from the at least one other electronic device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the ground current detector to determine whether the power source is correctly wired further comprises:
determining whether a current from a ground line of the power source is above a threshold value based on the earth ground.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the ground current detector to determine whether there is any current leakage from the at least one other electronic device into the receiver further comprises:
determining whether a current from a ground line of the power plug of the receiver is above a threshold value.