xformer
Senior Member
- Location
- Dallas, Tx
- Occupation
- Master Electrician
Can someone give me some examples of equipment that would require a an Equipment ground in order to function?
Can someone give me some examples of equipment that would require a an Equipment ground in order to function?
As I recall, thee were some motion sensors for lighting control that needed the yoke grounded in order to function. These were the sensors that one would mount in standard switch boxes. The last ones I installed in 2006, before I retired, were like this.
Too much voltage going to ground.
I also am not able to look up the specific code section.
I have installed many products whose instructions stated that they would not operate properly without a good ground path back to the panel.
These products have included: light-switch replacement timers and motion controls; room occupancy sensors; electronic fluorescent lamp ballasts, surge suppressors, stereo amplifiers, and various dimmers or motor speed controls.
I cannot speak for every variation of every product, no for whatever changes have take place in equipment design since I installed it. Nor can I tell whether the statements in the instructions were accurate- but they were there.