No. The box is better remaining isolated.
In your opinion - and, for what it's worth, my opinion is the same. However, I'm not sufficiently arrogant to feel that other opinions are inevitably invalid.No. The box is better remaining isolated.
Maybe not, but it's an honest expression of my views - which I've already described.Your ultra-polite, ultra-understanding and ultra-tolerant disposition is not always the best way.
What has that got to do with it?
I have an outside metal box housing an ip rated double gang socket, which isn't earth bonded.
Is this a problem?
Yes, but is the "electrical equipment inside it" itself already fully/adequately insulated (as would be the case with an IP-rated socket)? If there are any non-insulated (or inadequately insulated) electrical parts/connections within the lamp post, that would obviously be a totally different situation, requiring earthing of the post (if metal!).A lamp post is a tall skinny outside metal box with electrical equipment inside it.
...and it would be better if it were totally isolated.A lamp post is a tall skinny outside metal box with electrical equipment inside it.
... unless, as I've just written, it contains uninsulated (or inadequately insulated) live parts....and it would be better if it were totally isolated.
No. It WOULD be better IF it WERE totally isolated like the OP's box.... unless, as I've just written, it contains uninsulated (or inadequately insulated) live parts.
.. unless, as I've just written, it contains uninsulated (or inadequately insulated) live parts.
I don't understand. The OP's box contains something which is already adequately insulated - so, in that case, I completely agree with you. However, if a metal 'enclosure' (be it the OP's box, a lamp post or anything else) contained exposed (or inadequately insulated) live parts, then it would be both necessary and required that the metal enclosure be earthed, wouldn't it?No. It WOULD be better IF it WERE totally isolated like the OP's box.... unless, as I've just written, it contains uninsulated (or inadequately insulated) live parts.
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