[Shop-talk] Electrical question

[Pat Horne]

You should have 4 pins on the connector & a 4 conductor pigtail. 

The ground wire is for safety. If you develop a short or leakage current in the stove, the case of the stove & any metal pot on the stove could have 120v on it without the ground. 

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
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On Nov 28, 2021, at 7:46 AM, John Mitchell <jmitch at snet.net> wrote:

My electric stove has always been wired direct from the cable.  I was told that code now requires an outlet and a pigtail on the range.  The romex cable has the 2 hot leads, a neutral and a bare ground wire.  I bought a surface mount 50 amp 3 prong outlet, but there is no place for a ground wire to connect.  For now, I bent the ground back on itself and used the clamp to at least ground to the metal part of the outlet.  Is this ok or should I have just clipped it off?  Thanks for any expertise.  John Mitchell

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