Electrical Ground Meter

Inside a standard household electric meter box there is a center neutral bus bar with wire connection lugs at each and two hot bus bars each with wire connections lugs at each end.

Electrical ground meter. There is also a connection lug for the grounding wire which is bonded to the center neutral bus bar. Browse our top selling 1623 2 geo earth ground resistance meter 1625 2 geo earth ground tester and the 1630 ground resistance meter today. Place it under the lug on the ground rod clamp. The cast meter socket has a built in grounding means connecting the neutral conductor to the socket base.

Klein tools test and measurement product line was exclusively designed from the ground up by electricians for electricians. As the same sketch shows at b if the building water main piping is being used as a source to provide a ground for the electrical system then the main ground wire between the electrical panel and the water piping should be clamped on both sides of the water meter. Strip a half inch of insulation off the other end of the no. The meter socket the nipple and the service equipment enclosure are required by 250 92 a 1 and 2 to be grounded through the methods in 250 92 b including bonding to the grounded conductor of the service.

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