Re: Wire prices

["Don" <don@xxxxxx>]

"Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I imagine the purpose isn't to "ground" the box, but to try to ensure the
>ground is passed through to the device being mounted on the box. The ground
>lug appears to be tied to the device mounting screw sockets, any device
>mounted to the box will be grounded. It may also be to try to ensure the
>ground continuity to devices further down the circuit, who knows, but a
>quick google seems to confirm that it is a requirement of the Canadian
>Electrical Code.

probably because there fingers are so cold that they can't twist the wires
together so they need a lug they can tighten with a tool. :)