Sometimes I just Wonder

[Pierre C Belarge]

I wonder is the copper conductor securing the fitting or, is it bonding the fitting?

 

[infinity]

My guess is that it's bonding the box.

 

[480sparky]

I wonder is the copper conductor securing the fitting or, is it bonding the fitting?

Yes.

 

[cycotcskir]

I thought everybody knew by now that you can't just put the ground under the cover. That's what the holes are for... out of one, around the screw, into the other, then splice... :grin:

 

[LarryFine]

I can see it now: ""Hmm, I need a screw for this wire. Hey, there's a screw!"

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I thought everybody knew by now that you can't just put the ground under the cover. That's what the holes are for... out of one, around the screw, into the other, then splice... :grin:

That makes perfect sense. I always wondered what they were for.

 

[kameele]

Looks like it might save the cost and labor of installing a locknut.

 

[electricmanscott]

I wonder why they put that stinkin' fury thing in the cable. It bugs me.

 

[masterinbama]

I wonder is the copper conductor securing the fitting or, is it bonding the fitting?

It's obvious the ground is keeping the NM from pulling out of the fitting

 

[mcclary's electrical]

Emt set screw connector on romex,,,,,,screams hack! and the screw is holding the wire in

 

[al hildenbrand]

Hey! That EMT connector set screw isn't being used for anything else. . . .isn't that one of the requirements for a ground screw? And I've got a ground wire in the romex, so, cool!

:roll:

 

[weressl]

I wonder is the copper conductor securing the fitting or, is it bonding the fitting?

I could be all wet on this, but it seems to me that it is an EMT screw type coupling that is:

• not secured to the box &
• the screw is used for other than the designated purpose

Should the cable be secured at the point of entry?
Should the cable be protected from abrasion at the point of termination?

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Laszlo
I was just playing with the wording I was using.
When I see installations such as this, I just wonder what were they thinking.

 

[weressl]

Laszlo
I was just playing with the wording I was using.
When I see installations such as this, I just wonder what were they thinking.

They weren't and I just listed some of the questions they should have asked from themselves.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

They weren't and I just listed some of the questions they should have asked from themselves.

Exactly!!!!

 

[quogueelectric]

Exactly!!!!

I would love to be a fly on the window when you confront these fine electricians with the obvious waiting for Allen Funt to come out .

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I would love to be a fly on the window when you confront these fine electricians with the obvious waiting for Allen Funt to come out .

I could use a "strong arm" once in a while. What is your going rate?:grin: