Hey guys,

I was wondering if anybody can help me out with this one.

I took out a small steel rod. the one you usually find in a 3-rod cable and the third one is ground. So i took that out (ground rod) and i want to install it somewhere and run +5V through it. In other words, i want that rod to conduct voltage to whatever object its installed in. Does that make sense? :S

Thank you in advance

 

Are you sure of the metal and the cable? Can you expand on -

I took out a small steel rod. the one you usually find in a 3-rod cable and the third one is ground.

Is it possible you are talking about 14/3 or 12/3 romex?

 

I have attached a pic of the cable that im talking about. You can see the ground rod. So i took that out and i was wondering if i can use it for my object and let it conduct voltage?

(I know its a simple question im a software guy )

Thanks

 

Yes the earth/ground pin is a good conductor. Do you have a multimeter?