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The Grounding Electrode Conductor is the wire than connects frin the main breaker box to the ground rod. Its purpose is to even the potential between the earth and the main breaker box. It does not function to trip breakers. See BS Alert at [[Ground Rod Resistance]] | The Grounding Electrode Conductor is the wire than connects frin the main breaker box to the ground rod. Its purpose is to even the potential between the earth and the main breaker box. It does not function to trip breakers. See BS Alert at [[Ground Rod Resistance]] | ||
The above is not the same as the grouned conductor - see explanation at [https://www.jadelearning.com/blog/sizing-equipment-grounding-conductors-table-250-122/]. The grounded conductor carries current - but it is grounded as well. There appears to be controversy whether you get shocked if you touch the grounded conductor. The theoretical answer is no. The practical answer is yes | The above is not the same as the grouned conductor - see explanation at [https://www.jadelearning.com/blog/sizing-equipment-grounding-conductors-table-250-122/]. The grounded conductor carries current - but it is grounded as well. There appears to be controversy whether you get shocked if you touch the grounded conductor. The theoretical answer is no. The practical answer is yes, which is an application of [[General Semantics]] theory - the map is not the territory. | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 15 September 2023
Equipment ground is the wire that grounds metal parts to prevent them from producing a shock- by allowing a circuit breaker to trip when a faulty wire touches metal parts and current flows through the ground wire. Because the tripping occurs instantly, the equipment ground wire will not heat up and can thus be smaller than the hot wire. Table 250.122 in the NEC shows the ground wire sizes for a given size of a circuit overcurrent device.
The Grounding Electrode Conductor is the wire than connects frin the main breaker box to the ground rod. Its purpose is to even the potential between the earth and the main breaker box. It does not function to trip breakers. See BS Alert at Ground Rod Resistance
The above is not the same as the grouned conductor - see explanation at [1]. The grounded conductor carries current - but it is grounded as well. There appears to be controversy whether you get shocked if you touch the grounded conductor. The theoretical answer is no. The practical answer is yes, which is an application of General Semantics theory - the map is not the territory.