Need help retro lighting

NemoForDinner · 02/23/2015, 07:00 PM

Ok so I am retrofitting a current outer orbit light to a wood hood. I am gutting the fixture and moving it all over. My question is what to do with the green ground wire coming from the power cord. I know on fixtures it is just bolted to the unit to ground the whole unit, But what about a wood hood, That would not conduct to ground anything. So should I just cut it and cap it or ground it to the ground wire (black from power cord).

2 150 MH
4PC blues
16 blue leds

2 MH ballast
4 PC ballast
3 fans
1 timer / controller

Any help would be greatly appreciated

mcgyvr · 02/24/2015, 06:19 AM

The ground should be tied to any metallic objects that may come into contact with electricity in a fault situation. If there are none.. then just cap it. Do not tie it to neutral

NemoForDinner · 02/24/2015, 01:34 PM

Awesome thank you for the help. I guess I will just cap it then. Will post pics later when I finish.

mcgyvr · 02/24/2015, 05:01 PM

and I should have added..
and obviously there are a few chunks of metal in there (heatsinks,etc..) that could possibly become energized so they should be tied to the ground conductor.

rwb500 · 02/24/2015, 08:16 PM

i am alarmed that you considered connecting it to the neutral line. be careful please.

02/23/2015, 07:00 PM	#1
NemoForDinner Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 8	Need help retro lighting Ok so I am retrofitting a current outer orbit light to a wood hood. I am gutting the fixture and moving it all over. My question is what to do with the green ground wire coming from the power cord. I know on fixtures it is just bolted to the unit to ground the whole unit, But what about a wood hood, That would not conduct to ground anything. So should I just cut it and cap it or ground it to the ground wire (black from power cord). 2 150 MH 4PC blues 16 blue leds 2 MH ballast 4 PC ballast 3 fans 1 timer / controller Any help would be greatly appreciated

02/24/2015, 06:19 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	The ground should be tied to any metallic objects that may come into contact with electricity in a fault situation. If there are none.. then just cap it. Do not tie it to neutral

02/24/2015, 01:34 PM	#3
NemoForDinner Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 8	Awesome thank you for the help. I guess I will just cap it then. Will post pics later when I finish.

02/24/2015, 05:01 PM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	and I should have added.. and obviously there are a few chunks of metal in there (heatsinks,etc..) that could possibly become energized so they should be tied to the ground conductor.

02/24/2015, 08:16 PM	#5
rwb500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,694	i am alarmed that you considered connecting it to the neutral line. be careful please.