"Grounding" paint storage cabinet
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petersonra
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usually this is not so much grounding as bonding a cabinet so no static electricity builds up that might potentially create a spark. Most times these paint cabinets are metal and sitting on a concrete floor. There is very little chance of static building up in such case, in my opinion.
You could take a wire and connect it to the metal paint cabinet and run it to a nearby conductor piece of the building.
You could take a wire and connect it to the metal paint cabinet and run it to a nearby conductor piece of the building.
iceworm
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Just guessing:
API 2003 Protection against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and stray Currents
although more likely
NFPA 77Recomended Practice on Static Electricity
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API 2003 Protection against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and stray Currents
although more likely
NFPA 77Recomended Practice on Static Electricity
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kwired
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The paint is in sealed containers right? Seems overkill to me.
If logic behind this is because someone gets a static shock when they touch the cabinet it is more likely that person is what is charged and is being discharged when they touch the already at/near ground potential cabinet. Additional efforts at grounding of the cabinet won't really change anything.
If logic behind this is because someone gets a static shock when they touch the cabinet it is more likely that person is what is charged and is being discharged when they touch the already at/near ground potential cabinet. Additional efforts at grounding of the cabinet won't really change anything.
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Since most flammable liquid storage cabinets come with a grounding connection, most safety departments require a connection to it. There really is no danger in that type of cabinet from static ignition unless you are storing open containers of volatile flammable liquids. The NFPA standard for static bonding requires a path with a maximum of 10 ohms. Just about anything will provide that.
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