Ground Continuity Monitoring Plugs and Connectors - by Legrand

Give safety the green light. . . and hazardous conditions the red light.Add power status indication to plugs and connectors andyou add convenience. That’s a good start. But our newestStraight Blade and Turnlok ® Plugs and Connectors do farmore. They monitor ground continuity. They warn of otherhazardous conditions. And they feature multiple, dual-colorLEDs to speed your troubleshooting. That’s unprecedentedcapability. That’s doing it right.You’ll know in an instant if there’s a problem — no needto wait for a scheduled test. That means a significantlyreduced risk of job site injury.Our Ground Continuity Monitoring Plugs and Connectorsare extraordinary values too — and not just becausethey’re affordable. The longer you use them, the greater thechances they’ll prevent a lost-time injury. And you’re all tooaware of what on-the-job injuries can cost. Moreover, ourGround Continuity Monitoring devices save time and laborwhenever you install them, thanks to a full range of quickinstallfeatures — for example, keyed housings and backedout terminal screws.These are the smartest plugs and connectors youcan choose, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t tough.We build them with all the rugged materials and designfeatures you’d expect from Legrand/Pass & Seymour.No compromises. So they stand up to hard use andharsh environments, year after year.Put our Ground Continuity Monitoring Plugs andConnectors to work for you — and get enhanced safetyand productivity. Just what you’d expect from thecompany that brought you blown-fuse indicating LEDson mechanical interlocks — andtrip-indicating LEDs on GFCIs.Ask your P&S representativefor a free facility safety survey.Our SafeSite Facility Safety Planspots potential safety problems,suggests quick, cost-effective fixes,and helps you avoid injuries, liabilityand downtime.P&S Ground Continuity Monitoring Plugs and Connectors keep you informed.Green LEDPlug — There’s proper ground continuityfrom the panel to the outlet and power’spresent.Connector — Power’s present andthere’s proper ground continuity throughoutthe cordset and back to the panel.Red LEDPlug — Power’s present, but there’sa ground continuity fault or miswirebetween the receptacle and the panel.Connector — Power’s present, butthere’s a ground continuity fault ormiswire in the cordset (or, if there’sa red indication in the plug as well,between the receptacle and thepanel). It’s also possible there couldbe a problem in both.No LEDPlug — Power loss, open hot or neutralconductor, or hot/ground reversal.Connector — Assuming power is presentat the outlet, there’s an open hot or openneutral conductor in the cordset, or ahot/ground reversal.250V products will show red and greenwhen hot and ground are reversed.P&S GroundContinuityMonitoring Plugsand Connectorshelp you find andcorrect a worncontact in a receptacleor a looseground lug in apanel — fast.No matter how tough thecords and cables in yourworkplace are, they’llalways be vulnerable toaccidental damage. Forexample, a forklift couldcrush a cord against asharp edge or misplacedscrew. Without continuousground continuitymonitoring, it’sunlikely anyonewould discoverthe problembefore the nextscheduled test.