"In-ground" junction box, residential 120v

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You understand my description quite well ....
...There is no direct connection, no connector, between the handhole and the pipe or cable. You're right- it goes against everything you've ever done before.

As a side note, I think it also makes it easier to understand how we sometimes hear of the metal covers becomming energized. I think the new metal covers have provisions for attaching a bond / ground wire.

Thanks again, renosteinke.

With regard to the lack of connection between the handole and the pipes, should I bond the pipes together? My instinct tells me I need to, but I can't find the justification for that in the Code. The existing RMC's do not have wire EGC's installed in them, but I will be re-pulling those conduits, and adding a wire EGC to each one.

I'm thinking: ground clamp on each pipe, continuous #12 bare copper bond wire through each clamp, and connect that bond wire to the EGC's.

I think the handhole I will be using will have a non-metallic cover, so that part won't be an issue.