Indoor Fiber Optic Bonding & Grounding
AEN 140, Revision: 1 This Applications Engineering Note (AE Note) discusses conventional bonding and grounding practices for conductive fiber optic cable and hardware
How many wire ends of the optical cable need to be grounded
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Run a minimum 14 AWG copper grounding wire (or as specified by local code) from the bonding clamp to the nearest grounding electrode or equipment grounding bus. Keep this conductor as short and direct as possible — avoid sharp bends that increase impedance. Fiber optic cable transmits data as light through glass or plastic strands, which means the fiber core itself carries no electrical current and requires no grounding. The NEC recommends in Article 770 that non-current carrying metallic members (armor shield, metallic central member, and metallic strength member) of optical fiber cables be bonded and grounded at the point of entrance into a building or residence.
