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joymon

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Any thoughts on why the NFPA 70 495.70 mandates a solidly grounded 4W connection for Electrode type boilers higher than 1000V. Any thoughts on why the NFPA 70 forbids a 3W connection from an impedance grounded system; one would think at higher voltages the impedance grounding would reduce the ground fault currents, thereby inherently making the system safer.
 
A hard fault, quickly cleared, could present a much lower hazard than one that just sits there.

I’ll see your silver lining and raise you two black clouds. - Protection Operations
 
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