[Elecraft] RE: static ground

[Steven Pituch]

Hi Bob,
Sounds like you live in Texas.

Your theory is pretty much correct.  I am a professional Engineer,  and =
home
inspector in Texas.   The default way to deal with (update) a two wire
circuit is to install a GFCI in the upstream outlet and slave the GFCI =
to
the downstream outlets. However if there is not a ground available in =
the
box, you must label the outlet "No Equipment Ground".

I haven't found the Lutron PDF file on their site that I use as =
reference,
but I found an abbreviated explaination here:=20
See:  http://www.codecheck.com/250_50_commentary.html

Its very possible that the center screw and the box may not be grounded. =
 If
it isn't do not connect the ground screw on the outlet to the neutral. =20

The NEC code is quite confusing.  If you need to determine a grounding
method I can look it up, but I am sure its not going to be simple.

If it=92s the first floor it might be best to just drive a ground rod =
into the
earth for your RF and static ground and not wire it directly to the
electrical system.

Regards,
Steve, W2MY

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