Equipment Grounding Implementation Details; Raised Floor Metal Strip Ground System - HP Rp3440-4 - 9000 - 0 MB RAM Manual

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raised floor as an absolute safety minimum.
HP recommends the following approaches to create an effective and safe 2-foot by 2-foot signal
reference grid:
• Good—Use the raised floor structure as a ground grid. In this case, the floor must be designed
as a ground grid with bolted down stringers and corrosion-resistant plating (to provide low
resistance and attachment points for connection to service entrance ground and HP computer
equipment). The use of conductive floor tiles with this style of grid further enhances ground
performance. The structure needs to be mechanically bonded to a known good ground point.
• Better—Add a grounded #6 AWG (16mm) minimum copper wire grid mechanically clamped
to floor pedestals and properly bonded to the building or site ground.
• Best—Add a grounding grid to the subfloor. Build the grounding grid with copper strips
mounted to the subfloor. Use strips that are 0.032 inches (0.08 cm) thick and a minimum of
3.0 inches (8.0 cm) wide.
Connect each pedestal to four (4) strips using 1/4-inch (6.0-mm) bolts tightened to the
manufacturer's torque specification.
Figure 1-1 Raised Floor Metal Strip Ground System

Equipment Grounding Implementation Details

Connect all HP equipment cabinets to the site ground grid as follows:
1. Check that the braid contact connection points are free of paint or other insulating material
and treated with a contact enhancement compound (similar to Burndy Penetrox).
14 General Site Preparation Guidelines
Regardless of the grounding connection method used, you must ground the