Re: why ground an alarm panel.

["Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

About the only thing I agree with is safety. As far as fact or fiction, or
reliability, guidelines lay out the course that supports these facts you
speak of. However, even a poorly grounded installation, in any high or low
voltage situation, when the guidelines aren't met...can cause far greater
damage. I've worked in both sides of the spectrum. To say that a device, or
system will have greater reliability when grounded, could be incorrect. Just
because something is grounded, doesn't necessarily mean it's grounded
correctly. Just because something is wired, doesn't mean it's wired
correctly. Just because there are written guidelines that dictate minimum
requirements, doesn't mean they're completely followed. There's no great
epidemic going around to disprove you're right or wrong. The possibility
exists for both. When you choose only one side of either...I call that
preaching.

"w_tom" <w_tom1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43ADAB5E.9D1E7DA6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   I don't mean to imply that no grounding is THE major
> problem.  However grounding is one factor that increases panel
> safety and reliability.  Meanwhile, I am not preaching -
> unless you are preaching louder.  Simply provided were
> technical facts that others, often, are unaware of.  That
> ground lug does provide a useful purpose.  Reasons why were
> provided earlier.  No reply disputes those technical facts -
> that we electrical types have demonstrated for generations in
> homes as well as in flight hardware.  Advantages of grounding
> in monitoring systems are well proven.  Problems are created
> or continue by grounding without understanding underlying
> concepts.
>
> Jackcsg wrote:
> > I'd be more happy to see a system installed, or even wired correctly,
> > grounding is the least of this Industry's problems. Grounding has
> > little to do with a superior installation. But you would probably
> > know that if you actually did this for a living....anyone can read
> > things; live with it and gain experience, then you can have the
> > wisdom to teach others, instead of preaching to others.