[RFI] DirecTV to ground or not to ground

[Jim Brown]

On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:35:53 -0600, Jim P wrote:

>because, it underscores
>the need for a 'static-electricity drain path' to earth; the
>NEC may be seeking in their usual round-about way
>to provide this, albeit without outright stating so (in the
>vein of 'Rules without explaining the Rationale').

Why are you beating up on NEC? It's a very good safety code. 
It is not a textbook. You want to learn how things work and 
why the code is written the way it is, you study a textbook. 

73,

Jim K9YC