Re: why ground an alarm panel.

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Worthy wrote:

> Some think that if you don't do it, it will protect the panel from surges,
> but the ground is only one avenue into the panel and is not the most likely
> one. If it is connected to a good ground, it helps much more than it hurts.


On DSC panels, it's best to leave them ungrounded.  The panels that were
grounded were damaged more often by lightning than panels that weren't.
  At least that was my experience in Edmonton (the lightning capital of
the Prairies)...