As used in an AC power wiring installation or used in electric fencing, the ground is a wire with an electrical connection to earth that provides an alternative path to the ground for heavy currents that might otherwise flow through a victim of electric shock. This power ground grounding wire is (directly or indirectly) connected to one or more earth electrodes. Brass ground rod metal clamps can make that connection to the ground rod that acts as the earth electrode. These may be located locally, be far away in the suppliers network or in many cases both. The ground wire is also usually bonded to pipework to keep it at the same potential as the electrical ground during a fault. Brass ground rod metal clamps work well to ground the wire to a buried rod. This type of ground applies to radio antennas and to lightning protection systems. These are brass ground rod metal clamps used to connect ground wires to 5/8'' ground rods commonly used in electric fencing applications.