ERICO 3000 ERITECH SYSTEM User Manual
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INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Table of Contents
Pre-Installation Requirements ................................................................................ Page 4
Grounding Systems ................................................................................................. Page 5
Downconductors ..................................................................................................... Page 5
Structural Bonding Braid & Conductive Structural Points ...................................... Page 6
Lightning
Event
Counters ....................................................................................... Page 6
ERITECH
®
DYNASPHERE Terminals ......................................................................... Page 6
Masts ........................................................................................................................ Page 7
Checking Lightning Protection Components on Receipt ................................. Page 8
ERITECH
®
SYSTEM 3000 Installation ...................................................................... Page 9
Grounding
Systems
Installation ............................................................................. Page 9
Ground Resistance Lowering Compounds ......................................................... Page 12
Insulation of Grounding Systems Page ............................................................... Page 12
Bonding the Lightning Protection Ground to other Service Grounds .................. Page 12
Labelling
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Page
13
Downconductors .................................................................................................. Page 14
Downconductor
Hauling
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Page
14
Penetrations
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16
Routing
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Page
16
Securing the Downconductor ............................................................................ Page 18
Use of Mast or Conventional Cable as the Downconductor ............................... Page 19
Labelling
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Page
20
Structure Bonding Braid .................................................................................... Page 20
Terminating the ERITECH
®
ERICORE Lower End ................................................. Page 24
Terminating the ERITECH
ERICORE Upper End .................................................. Page 28
Terminals and Masts ............................................................................................. Page 40
Terminals
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Page
40
Masts
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Page
40
Mast
Bases
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41
Mast Couplings & Guying Points ....................................................................... Page 42
Guying
..............................................................................................................
Page
44
Raising
of
Mast
.................................................................................................. Page 45
Lightning
Event
Counter ................................................................................ Page 48
Long Lengths of ERITECH ERICORE Downconductor ........................................ Page 49
Parallel ERITECH
®
ERICORE cables ......................................................................... Page 51
Series connected ERITECH ERICORE cable sections ............................................. Page 52
Practical Examples for long lengths of ERITECH ERICORE ............................. Page 54
Certification .............................................................................................................. Page 55
Operation & Maintenance ..................................................................................... Page 55
Maintenance
Records ........................................................................................... Page 58
Specifications ............................................................................................................ Page 59
Glossary ....................................................................................................................... Page 62
Certificate of Compliance and Warranty Registration .................... Inside Back Cover