ERICO ERITECH ERICORE Lower Termination - Manual (Page 4)

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 2.5mm 2 (12 AWG) bare
copper wire from the hose clamp with the
downconductors’ copper strands and then fit
ALL conductors into the 90mm
2 lug supplied
with the kit. Make sure that it is fitted
correctly before crimping with an
appropriate crimper.
11. Securely connect the lugged
downconductor to the grounding system.
12. If the ‘U’ bolt ground rod clamp (or
other method) is to be used, then ensure that
the 2.5mm 2 (12AWG) bare copper 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 (32lbf.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.
Copper
Bus Bar
2.5mm
(12 awg)
Copper Wire
Hose Clamp
To Grounding System
Compression
Lug
ERICORE
Copper Tape
ERICORE
Ground Rod
Rod Clamp
LEC IV
Entire lower
termination
to be bound
in waterproofing
mastic
System 3000
Figure 2: Termination to bus bar and ground rod.