Minimum area of grounding copper busbar in distribution box
Install minimum 16 mm2 (6 AWG) bonding between telecommunications ground busbars and the aluminum pan installed on cable rack. The metal sheath and steel armor of the cables within the box should be connected to the grounding bolts on the box casing using copper conductors equivalent to the cross-sectional area of the metal sheath. At the heart of a good grounding scheme is the ground bus bar: a solid, low-impedance conductor that ties all equipment grounding conductors (EGCs) together and connects them to the grounding electrode system. Rather than leaving stray green or bare wires looping around a panel, a ground bus bar. Code Change Summary: A new exception was added to the panelboard bonding requirements. IEC 61439 is a standard developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) that covers design verification for low-voltage electrical products and assemblies.
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