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Re:Why we ground electrical systems (2015) by vvillyd on Friday August 02, 2019 @02:35PM (#20595432)
That's exactly correct. You would get shocked if you touched the fan.
Re:Why we ground electrical systems (2015) by chrisdhoover on Friday August 02, 2019 @08:19PM (#20597779)
The way you bond is codified too. The source feed is wire-nutted with a pigtail connected to the box, and to the ground of the device in parallel. If the bonding was daisy chained it could be interrupted when servicing or changing.