EMT Ground Hub??

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Mike01

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So I have never seen this and no luck finding it…when using EMT as a raceway for mechanical protection of a supplemental bonding conductor for ex. ½”C with a #6AWG ground I was looking to see if I could find a ground hub / choke to be used at each end of the conduit however everything I have found [oz/gedney, etc.] the hubs are threaded. Is it possible, common acceptable [UL?] to thread EMT, I could not find a similar product with set screw type connection? Any assistance is appreciated…
 

roger

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Just use EMT connectors and then the hubs.


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infinity

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So I have never seen this and no luck finding it…when using EMT as a raceway for mechanical protection of a supplemental bonding conductor for ex. ½”C with a #6AWG ground I was looking to see if I could find a ground hub / choke to be used at each end of the conduit however everything I have found [oz/gedney, etc.] the hubs are threaded. Is it possible, common acceptable [UL?] to thread EMT, I could not find a similar product with set screw type connection? Any assistance is appreciated…

You cannot thread EMT. You can do what Roger suggested but threading the connector into the hub is a technical violation. Like Roger for me it isn't a problem.
 

al hildenbrand

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So I have never seen this and no luck finding it…when using EMT as a raceway for mechanical protection of a supplemental bonding conductor for ex. ½”C with a #6AWG ground I was looking to see if I could find a ground hub / choke to be used at each end of the conduit however everything I have found [oz/gedney, etc.] the hubs are threaded. Is it possible, common acceptable [UL?] to thread EMT, I could not find a similar product with set screw type connection? Any assistance is appreciated…

I'm curious, is there a reason for you to not use a half inch bonding bushing on the threads of a set screw EMT connector?

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roger

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I'm curious, is there a reason for you to not use a half inch bonding bushing on the threads of a set screw EMT connector?

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The reason it was done in the photo was due the design engineer wanting more expensive components.

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LarryFine

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Strap a short length of strut to the ends of the conduits and bolt a lug to the strut for a single conductor to bond them.

May not be approved usage, but would certainly be effective.
 

Carultch

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So I have never seen this and no luck finding it…when using EMT as a raceway for mechanical protection of a supplemental bonding conductor for ex. ½”C with a #6AWG ground I was looking to see if I could find a ground hub / choke to be used at each end of the conduit however everything I have found [oz/gedney, etc.] the hubs are threaded. Is it possible, common acceptable [UL?] to thread EMT, I could not find a similar product with set screw type connection? Any assistance is appreciated…

Bridgeport makes threadless bonding bushings for use with EMT.
 
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