If you have an older home, you may want to make sure that your electrical outlets are grounded. Grounding refers to the wire that runs from an outlet into the earth, inherently protecting homeowners ...

The unstable economy is causing people to take some drastic actions. And some incredibly dangerous ones as well. None more so than snipping the copper grounding wires off utility poles. The grounding ...

All Code references are based on the 2005 NEC. The grounding and bonding requirements in this column apply to solidly grounded systems that operate at not more than 600V, including 120/240V, 120/208V, ...

Proper grounding and bonding prevent unwanted voltage on non-current-carrying metal objects, such as tool and appliance casings, raceways, and enclosures, as well as facilitate the correct operation ...

You don't need to be an electrician to understand the basics about how your home is wired. A general understanding of how cables and wires work is part of being a responsible homeowner, and our ...

Ask six electrical engineers how to correctly ground and shield a measurement system, and you’ll likely get 12 different answers. Sound farfetched? I used to think so, but after talking to engineers ...