Stranded Wire Grounding Tail, 12 AWG Stranded, 8" Tail w/#10 Fork, #10 Ring & Ground Screw, Box of 50
Features
- Various wire lengths allow for a solution for every job
- Thread-forming, hole-finding ground screw with combination Slotted, Phillips, Hex and #2 Robertson head
- Ensures compliance with Article 250 of the National Electric Code
- Safe, fast and efficient for cost-effective grounding jobs
- Heavy-duty fork terminal available on stranded pigtails attach easily to device grounding screw
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Product Group:
- Grounding & Bonding
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Grounding & Bonding
- Pack size (unit):
- 100
- Product Type:
- Bonding Jumper
Ideal Industries 30-3385 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the IDEAL 30-3385 grounding tail used for in a device box?
The 30-3385 is a pre-made grounding pigtail: an 8 inch length of 12 AWG stranded wire with a #10 fork terminal on one end, a #10 ring terminal, and a thread-forming ground screw. You drive the screw into the box's grounding hole with the ring terminal under it, then land the fork terminal on the device's green grounding screw. That gets the box and the device bonded without cutting, stripping and forming loops by hand.
2) Does the grounding tail meet National Electrical Code grounding requirements?
IDEAL states the grounding tail supports compliance with Article 250 of the National Electric Code, the article covering grounding and bonding. The ring terminal under the ground screw bonds the metal box and the fork terminal bonds the device, which is what Article 250 is asking for at an outlet box.
3) Is an 8 inch grounding tail long enough to reach from the back of the box to the device?
Eight inches of 12 AWG is sized for a standard single-gang device box: it reaches from the grounding hole at the rear out past the plaster ring to the device's green screw with slack to fold the device back in. For deep boxes, ganged boxes, or runs where you need to reach further, IDEAL makes these tails in other lengths.
4) Why choose a fork terminal grounding pigtail instead of a bare wire jumper?
The heavy-duty fork terminal slips under a loosened device grounding screw and tightens down, so there is no stripping, no loop forming, and no stranded wire to wrangle under the screw head. On production work (apartment turns, tenant fit-outs, multi-unit rough-in) that is the time saving: each device gets a bonded jumper in one motion instead of three. A bare jumper is cheaper per piece but slower and easier to land badly on stranded conductors.
5) What screwdriver do I need for the ground screw that comes with the IDEAL 30-3385?
Whatever is already in your hand. The included ground screw has a combination head that takes slotted, Phillips, hex, and #2 Robertson drivers. It is also thread-forming and hole-finding, so it cuts its own thread in the box's 10-32 grounding hole without tapping.
6) Is the IDEAL 30-3385 sold individually or as a bulk box?
The 30-3385 grounding tail is a bulk-packed item, 100 pieces to the box, which is how it is normally bought for rough-in and device trim-out where every box needs one.
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