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-16- G8027 1 HP Dust Collector
Ensure that the entire system is grounded. If
using plastic blast gates to direct air flow, the
grounding wire must be jumped (
Figure 15)
around the blast gate without interruption to the
grounding system.
Figure 15. Ground jumper wire when using
plastic blast gates or elbows and metal duct.
Plastic Blast Gate
Metal Duct
Copper Ground Wire
Figure 16. Flex-hose grounded to machine.
Ground Screw
Flex-Hose
Internal Ground Wire
External Ground Wire
We also recommend wrapping the outside of all
plastic ducts with bare copper wire to ground the
outside of the system against static electrical
build up. Wire connections at Y’s and T’s should
be made with wire nuts.
Attach the bare ground wire to each stationary
woodworking machine and attach the dust col
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lector frame with a ground screw as shown in
Figure 16. Ensure that each machine is continu-
ously grounded to the grounding terminal in your
electric service panel.