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BONDING EQUIPMENT TO INTERNAL GROUNDING (EARTHING) SYSTEM CHAPTER 5: INTERNAL GROUNDING (EARTHING)<br />

Continuous Equipment<br />

Grounding Conductor<br />

To MGB<br />

Irreversible copper crimp<br />

lug or split bolt connector<br />

To MGB<br />

Continuous Equipment<br />

Grounding Conductor<br />

Conduit or Pipe<br />

Removable tinned saddle-type<br />

ground clamp<br />

Metallic pipe or<br />

electrical conduit<br />

Removable tinned saddle-type<br />

ground clamp<br />

FIGURE 5-30 GROUNDING METHOD FOR METALLIC PIPE OR CONDUIT<br />

5.5.1.7 METALLIC BUILDING STRUCTURE AND PIPING SYSTEMS<br />

Internal Perimeter<br />

ground conductor<br />

Metallic building structures <strong>and</strong> piping systems, steel roof trusses, exposed support beams <strong>and</strong> columns,<br />

drop ceiling grids, raised floor support structure, any metallic exposed building support structure <strong>and</strong><br />

building frame when located within 2.4 m (8 ft.) vertically or 1.5 m (5 ft.) horizontally of the<br />

<strong>communication</strong>s equipment, shall be bonded to the MGB, SSGB, or internal perimeter ground (earth)<br />

bus using one of the conductors <strong>and</strong> methods described within this chapter.<br />

See Figure 5-21 on page 5-35.<br />

No series or daisy chain connection arrangements shall be used. Each peripheral device shall be bonded<br />

to the MGB, SSGB, or perimeter ground bus using an individual equipment grounding conductor.<br />

5-48 68P81089E50-B 9/1/05

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