ERICO ERITECH ERICORE Upper Termination - Manual (Page 3)

INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
3
www.erico.com
Photo 2: Use of the insulation cutting tool to cut the insulation without damaging the layers beneath.
The Insulation Cutting Tool uses
friction to cut into the sheath and is
less likely to damage the layers
underneath than using a knife. When
the instructions call for the knife to be
used, be sure not to cut any deeper
than instructed.
If the instructions are not followed
correctly, or if any of the insulation layers or
the copper foil are incorrectly cut, then the
integrity of the lightning protection is
affected.
Refer to Figure 4 on page 10 for the
following instructions (1 to 11)
1. At a distance of 600mm (23 5 /
8
in.) from
the end of the cable, carefully cut a shallow
notch into the black outer insulation no
deeper than 1mm, (
3 /
64
in.). Then, using the
insulation cutting tool, cut around the
circumference of the black outer insulation
until the copper screen underneath is
exposed.
2. Using a knife, carefully cut the outer
insulation of the cable to a depth of no more
than 1mm (
3 /
64
in.), for the full 600mm (23 5 /
8
in.), in the direction of the end of the cable.
Be sure not to cut so deep as to expose or
damage the copper layer underneath.
Starting from the end of the cable, carefully
remove the outer insulation and discard.
3. Carefully clean up the friction cut,
removing any burrs for a neat finish.
4. Fit the roll spring 20mm ( 6 /
8
in.) from the
end of the outer insulation over the exposed
copper tape.