Good questions.

In safety critical applications where ground resistance may vary between individual elements of a common network, it has been proven that overall screening continuity may not be advisable.

The use of the so called "Labyrinth Principle" providing overall screening connection at only one end of a connection and providing ground disconnection between different elements of a network may be beneficial.

However, I do not think that this applies here.
Hector


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