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Re: Bureaucracy or safety?
said by cdru  :The grounding isn't necessary per se for the ONT, but for all the things that get connected to the ONT. TVs and VCRs are notorious for leaking AC onto the coax shield. The proper grounding just gives a better path for the current to safely dissipate rather then through you if you should happen to contact the wire. Ding ding ding... A winner.
Is it a huge safety issue? No. Depending on the level of power leaked into the coax shielding, it can be. I have, on more than one occasion, heard of techs getting nice jolts from older installs that weren't grounded (it was not always required by code).
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