We are installing strip lighting with the fixtures connected end to end using the end plates as couplings. We bring the circuit feeding the row in at one end and bond it there. In your opinion, do we need to run a green wire through the row of lights and to bond each fixture? The inspector believes we do; but I disagree. Below is some information from the manufacturer. Your opinion on this would be helpful and possibly save us extra, unnecessary work.
Strip and strip type fixtures used in continuous rows do not require a solid ground wire in the harness. The fixture to fixture connectors, in this case the end plates; provide a continuous bare metal-to-metal connection which UL recognizes as a method of grounding.
Strip and strip type fixtures used in continuous rows do not require a solid ground wire in the harness. The fixture to fixture connectors, in this case the end plates; provide a continuous bare metal-to-metal connection which UL recognizes as a method of grounding.