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You want to install a new light fixture in your bathroom upon removing the old fixture down you discover there is no grounding wire only a black and white wire and GFCI outlet on the circuit?
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∙ 14y ago
Just install the new fixture with black to black, white to white, and cap off the ground wire on the new fixture. It'll be fine.
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What is the minnimum size equipment grounding conductor required by the NEC for a branch-circuit protected by a 50-ampere rated circuit breaker?
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Will a ceiling fan work if it's not grounded?
Yes, the grounding of equipment is for safety reasons not operational reasons. By grounding equipment, the conductor, if the equipment develops a short circuit to ground, supplies a low impedance return to the distribution panel where is is sensed by the circuits breaker. Once the breaker senses this short circuit current it will trip the circuit open.
How do you check with mega that you have good grounding on electrical circuit?
when you say "mega" I am asuming you mean meggar-ohmmeternot the lottery This instrument is not appropriate to test for good grounding Good grounding requires LOW resistanceA Meggar is used for measuring for HIGH resistances You need a MICRO-ohmmeter or ground resistance meter A company called AEMC makes nice ground testers
How to ground a gas meter?
n.e.c. 250.104 says the equipment grounding conductor run with circuit conductors feeding a gas appliance is permitted as bonding means
What does a crocodile clip do in an electrical circuit?
The clip is not actually part of the circuit. It's merely a quick and easy way to connect things at various points in the circuit, or to easily change the whole circuit layout, for example adding or removing components while experimenting.
What you mean by ground fault?
An electric circuit grounding.
What is the definition of grounding as in electricity?
It is where a point in a circuit is at zero voltage.
What type of circuit is it where removing one lamp leaves the other on?
Parallel Circuit
What does grounding a connector mean?
"Grounding a connector" means you join a connector in a circuit to another point in the circuit that is definitely at ground potential. This is done mainly when testing a circuit, to be sure that a particular point in that circuit really is at ground potential if you are not certain that it is already. Alternatively, you could be doing a test to temporarily ground a connector that is not normally at ground potential, to see what effect doing the test has on the behavior of the circuit.
What type of circuit is where removing one lamp leaves the other one on?
Parallel Circuit
What is the minnimum size equipment grounding conductor required by the NEC for a branch-circuit protected by a 50-ampere rated circuit breaker?
#10 copper
How does removing bulb or opening and closing the switch affect a series circuit?
Removing a bulb - or opening the switch - breaks the flow of current in a series circuit.
Will a ceiling fan work if it's not grounded?
Yes, the grounding of equipment is for safety reasons not operational reasons. By grounding equipment, the conductor, if the equipment develops a short circuit to ground, supplies a low impedance return to the distribution panel where is is sensed by the circuits breaker. Once the breaker senses this short circuit current it will trip the circuit open.
Why hair dryer work with bed room outlet but not work with gfci outlet at bath room?
It could be that the bathroom circuit simply has more on it so the hair dryer is pushing the circuit beyond its limit. In a typical bathroom, properly wired, this would not be the case. But if there are lights on the circuit other than in the bathroom (it would take a lot of lights for this to be a problem), or if there is a source of heat in the bathroom that is on, this may be where your problem is.
What causes fuse shortage in 1999 Dodge Stratus?
A short circuit in whatever system the fuse is for. Something is grounding out.
What is a circuit connected to the Earth called?
Grounding?AnswerIf a line conductor is unintentionally connected to earth, then it is an earth fault.
What happens if you unscrew a light bulb in a series circuit?
The circuit will have the flow of electricity interrupted.
