Attaching ground wires to purchased ground blocks

Last Updated : Feb 09, 2022 |

About this task

You can use a ground block with more than one Branch Gateway or EM200 in the rack. If you want to use a ground block, you must purchase it and have it installed by a licensed electrician.

Supplementary ground conductor has one end attached to the grounding screw on the chassis.

Warning:

Do not coil the supplementary ground conductor or ground wire.

Procedure

  1. Cut the supplementary ground conductor to the length needed to terminate it into one of the terminals of the ground block.
  2. Attach one end of the remaining 10 AWG (4 mm2) ground wire to one of the terminals in the ground block and the other end to an approved ground.
  3. Cut the ground wire to the length needed to reach the approved ground.