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The general principle of instrument earth is all individual shields (screen) and
overall shield (screen)
of single or multi pair cable shall be isolated from electrical earthing and terminated
at different bus
bar. This instrument earth usually also called reference earth since it serve the
reference point of the
instrument loop (ground of internal electric circuit inside the instrument).
Individual shield (drain wire) of single pair cable shall be terminated at earth or
ground terminal block
inside the instrument enclosure.
Individual shield from analog single pair cable going inside the junction box shall
be terminated to
terminal block. Individual shield from digital single pair cable going inside the
junction box shall be
terminated to terminal block and jump out each other then connect it to bus bar.
Individual shield from multi pair cable going inside the junction box shall be also
terminated to
terminal block match with the individual shield from single pair cable.
Overall shield from multi pair analog cable going inside the junction box shall be
terminated to
terminal block or bus bar (overall shield at analog cable doesnt have a pair with the
shield from
single pair cable). Overall shield from multi pair digital cable going inside the
junction box shall be
terminated to bus bar.
All individual and overall shields (screen) from multi pair cable shall be terminated
into respective
instrument earth bus bar at marshalling cabinet.