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equipment ground
A connection inside a piece of electrical equipment between a metal part that does not carry current and the earth ground. Equipment ground is carried out of the equipment through a green wire connected to the round pin in the standard three-pin electrical plug.
The function of equipment ground is to reduce the possibility of electrical shock.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Aviation
- Category: Aeronautics
- Company: Aviation Supplies & Academics
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