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National Electric Code safety ground requirment on Driven equipment?

If a 3 phase motor is driving a load say a gear box, compressor, or fan (Non Electrical piece of equipment) Does the load in this case gear box, compressor, or fan required a safety ground? The motor has its own safety ground

Answer:

If there is no electrical connections to them then grounding is optional.

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