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G8000 Series Installation and Operation Manual
FIGURE 11.14 - EARTH GROUND WIRE CONNECTIONS

G8000 - 80/100 kVA

12 mm or 1/2 in.
Terminal
10 mm or
7/16 in. Bolt
Feed-through opening
AWG 2
(38 mm2)
ground
wire To facility
earth ground
Groundbus

G8000 - 300 kVA

Through conduit landing
plate on top (recom-
mended)
Alternate ground
wire location
Note: Use either the top or
the bottom grounding point,
but not both. Doing so may
degrade the performance of
the unit.
10 mm or
7/16 in. Bolt
Facility earth ground.
Ground wire routing through
top conduit landing plate.
Groundbus

G8000 - 150/225 kVA

Groundbus
12 mm or 1/2 in.
Terminal
10 mm or
7/16 in. Bolt
Feed-through opening
AWG 2 (38 mm2)
ground wire
To facility
earth ground
Facility earth ground.
Alternate ground wire routing
through top conduit landing
plate.
Note: Use either the top
or the bottom access for
the ground wire to connect
to the ground buss, but
use only one ground wire.

G8000 - 500 kVA

AWG 1/0 (50 mm2)
ground wire
12 mm or 1/2 in.
Terminal
10 mm or
7/16 in. Bolt
Ground
bus