Riverrat:
What???? The ground wire connected to the common???
Mutts_Nuts:
No smoke! it's fine!!!
snippy:
grounds are connected to to the common anyways rats. in the panel.
snippy:
and if you've ever worked in a panel rats you know about the bonding screw and what it does right?
snippy:
was this a fixture weave or another hidden j-box?
Riverrat:
I know they are connected together in the breaker box but they aren't suppose to be connected like that out at junction or service box.
snippy:
i know its a bit funky for some reason amateur elec peeps are forever doing it. but it should be bonded to the metal on the fixture/j-box. somebody could get a sweet shock outa this if the black wire was compromised.
Riverrat:
There really isn't a box there but maybe should have been attached to the metal plate. But it also should have been continued on to the next fixture as a separate wire.
snippy:
true^ all metal should be grounded tho, even this as its attached to a plate or a fixture.
snippy:
i mean at least according to local code here in the great state of jefferson.
Riverrat:
Most electric codes are universal. They all start with the same book.
snippy:
you sure rats? the universe is a big place.
Riverrat:
Well universal within the United States.
BigJay:
Hell, it's fuckin Romex. It ain't even oldt.
Deleted User:
Ground should have gone to the body of the fixture, no the common.
weave:
Yup yup. Ground and common should only connect at the first panel. If you have a sub panel they must be kept separate -- and they definitely should not be tied together like this at a fixture. No wonder if I take an electric tester it get hits on wires when the breaker is off and there's no voltage on the lines. Shit aint' right.
Deleted User:
I told you. Ground the fixture body. NOT ground to common.
weave:
yup. I was replacing the outside light. I wired tied the ground wire of the light to the fixture and to the ground wire.
Deleted User:
Good deal.
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