Grounding and bonding of outside metal light poles
Grounding and bonding of outside metal light poles
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We are installing 480V lighting fixtures on a baseball field on 55' tall metal poles. Each pole will have a ground rod at the base for lightning protection. Does this need to be bonded to the equipment grounding conductor run with the underground power conductors? There are 10 poles around the field. Do all the lightning rods need to be bonded together?






RE: Grounding and bonding of outside metal light poles
Actually, for a single circuit to the pole, I'm not sure the ground rod is required by NEC, but you definitely need the grounding conductor and the pole needs to be bonded to it. If you do install the ground rod, it all has to be bonded together at the pole.
RE: Grounding and bonding of outside metal light poles
RE: Grounding and bonding of outside metal light poles