ERICO 3000 ERITECH SYSTEM - Manual (Page 28)

INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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9. Lay back all of the copper strands and
tape cut off the filler core with a hacksaw
or knife as close to the strands and tape
as possible without damaging them. Lay
the copper strands and tape neatly and
uniformly back in place.
10. If using the compression lug, combine
the end of the 2.5 mm
2 (12 AWG) bare
copper wire from the hose clamp with the
downconductors’ copper strands and then
fit ALL conductors into the 90 mm
2 lug
supplied with the kit. Make sure that it is
fitted correctly before crimping with an
appropriate crimper.
11. Securely connect the lugged down-
conductor to the grounding system.
12. If the ‘U’ bolt ground rod clamp (or
other method) is to be used, then ensure
that the 2.5 mm
2 (12 AWG) bare copper
Copper
Bus Bar
2.5 mm
(12 AWG)
Copper Wire
Hose Clamp
To Grounding System
Compression
Lug
ERITECH ERICORE
Copper Tape
ERITECH ®
ERICORE
Ground od
od Clamp
Lower termination
shown connected
to rod with clamp
Lower termination shown lugged and
bolted to bus bar within enclosure
L C
ntire lo er
termination
to e ound
in aterproo ing
masti
System 3000
Figure 19: Termination to bus bar and ground rod.
wire from the hose clamp is bonded with
the final grounding connection and all of
the other downconductor copper strands
and tape. Then securely tighten the whole
connection.
Note: The ground rod clamp supplied in
this kit must be tightened to 44Nm
(32 lbf.ft.).
13. Make sure the lower termination is
free of moisture. Using rubber gloves,
shape the waterproofing mastic (supplied)
around all of the exposed areas of the
lower termination.
Note: Depending on the environment of
the lower termination, it may be necessary
to wrap a sealing tape or mastic around
the waterproofing mastic to stop it from
drying out over time.