Re: Room grounding

1998-10-13 Thread Tim Haynes G-Net 701 3239 / 3455
Hmmm, forgive me if I am wrong but I wonder if the following will help? wrote.. #Chaps, # #The grounding of a shield room has always been a tricky subject. In the US we #have the NEC code that basically want's everything connected, which #contradicts some EMC requirements. The Shield room henc

RE: Room grounding

1998-10-09 Thread Robert F. Martin ITS/QS-Box
rsday, October 08, 1998 11:52 AM To: lfresea...@aol.com Cc: mhopk...@keytek.com; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject:Re: Room grounding As I understand it, Lingren connects the shielded rooms they build back to the main building ground point by a separate ground wire. The conduit is disconne

Re: Room grounding

1998-10-08 Thread Jon D. Curtis
As I understand it, Lingren connects the shielded rooms they build back to the main building ground point by a separate ground wire. The conduit is disconnected by use of a plastic sleave. I assume they do this because the AC filters incorporated in the shielded room include LARGE capacitors to t

Re: Room grounding

1998-10-07 Thread Lfresearch
Mike, sorry you disagree. Inside the room, all equipment is referenced to the room itself, there is no new safety risk introduced by the room being grounded differently. Outside the room, again, all equipment is referenced tightly to the room, so the operator does not see any differential. Shou

RE: Room grounding

1998-10-07 Thread Mike Hopkins
I absolutely disagree about having a separate ground for the shielded room. Any ac fault inside the room can potentially cause a personnel hazard, as will any lightning strike to the vicinity. A separate ground for the shielded room is acceptable ONLY if it is bonded to building ground. The risk ma