rancos- cut the green ground or wire it in??

just bought 2 rancos off of ebay for a total of 112$ shipped and im gonna wire each one. im using the diagram from rc reptiles and saw he clips the green grounded cord, but i also have a ranco i got from boaphile and its wiered in to the stat... if i clip it flush will this change ne thing? my racks are rhino raxx from boaphile so i dont think i need to worry about it grounding out on ne thing. ne help or insight much appriciated!!
-shane

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Originally Posted by irishanaconda

just bought 2 rancos off of ebay for a total of 112$ shipped and im gonna wire each one. im using the diagram from rc reptiles and saw he clips the green grounded cord, but i also have a ranco i got from boaphile and its wiered in to the stat... if i clip it flush will this change ne thing? my racks are rhino raxx from boaphile so i dont think i need to worry about it grounding out on ne thing. ne help or insight much appriciated!!
-shane

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If the heat sources you are using DO NOT have grounds on thier cords, then it does not matter if the ground going to the power strip is hooked up or not(remember, if you do not hook up the groung to the power strip, you should never plug a grounded plug into the strip). I would deffinately make sure that the stat is grounded though, if you choose not to ground the power strip(because you will most likely be touching this and don't want to make yourself the ground had you had any problems). In short, it is never a bad idea to ground anything that has to deal with electricity. Would I ground it? Yes!! If it is there....Hook it up! Why not? Hope this helps:gj:

Disclaimer: I am not telling you to not hook the ground up! All I am saying is that it is not necessary to ground the strip if the heat sources or other loads do not have grounds on them.

thanks, dont worry.. im not going to sue lol. what if i didnt hook up the ground but i plugged a 3 prong wire into the stat? what would this do if ne thing?

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Originally Posted by irishanaconda

thanks, dont worry.. im not going to sue lol. what if i didnt hook up the ground but i plugged a 3 prong wire into the stat? what would this do if ne thing?

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That's what I was trying to mention. Grounds are basically there just in case the hot or neutral wire are interupted(the electricity has somewhere to go). If you don't have the ground hooked up and the hot or neutral is interupted, then you become the ground and get shocked. If you plugged the three pronged cord into the strip and the strip is not grounded then when the hot or neutral is interupted, most likely the whole item you plugged in will be hot(waiting to shock whatever or whoever touches it next). Grounds are always a good idea to use. Like I mentioned earlier, if it is there just hook it up.;)

Just simply attach the green to a metal part inside(housing or frame or a screw) and that will ground the unit. It's easy and may save you a nasty jolt in the future!