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STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNICATION SITES BONDING EQUIPMENT TO INTERNAL GROUNDING (EARTHING) SYSTEM<br />

TABLE 5-6 BONDING TO THE INTERNAL GROUNDING SYSTEM FROM ITEM TOWARD EARTH (CONTINUED)<br />

Cable tray ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

Transmission line<br />

surge suppressors<br />

Primary surge<br />

suppressor<br />

From To<br />

Item MGB SSGB RGB<br />

Secondary surge<br />

suppressor<br />

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

DC power plant ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

Separately derived<br />

AC electrical<br />

systems<br />

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

IPGB ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

Ancillary support<br />

items <strong>and</strong> metallic<br />

structural items<br />

Ground<br />

Bus<br />

Conductor IPGB<br />

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔<br />

5.5.1 EQUIPMENT AND ANCILLARY SUPPORT APPARATUS BONDING<br />

All equipment <strong>and</strong> ancillary support apparatus including, but not limited, to that listed below shall be<br />

effectively bonded back to the internal grounding system with a minimum 16 mm 2 csa (#6 AWG)<br />

equipment grounding conductor unless otherwise specified herein. All grounding <strong>and</strong> bonding<br />

conductors shall be established by using the following requirements <strong>and</strong> connection methods described<br />

within this chapter:<br />

• Separately Derived AC Systems<br />

• DC Power Plant<br />

• Equipment<br />

• Cabinets <strong>and</strong> Racks<br />

• Cable Trays<br />

• Ancillary Support Apparatus<br />

• Metallic Building Structure <strong>and</strong> Piping Systems<br />

• Surge Protection Devices<br />

Minimum Conductor Size Unless<br />

Otherwise Specified<br />

35 mm 2 csa<br />

(#2 AWG)<br />

16 mm 2 csa<br />

(#6 AWG)<br />

68P81089E50-B 9/1/05 5-41

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