General:
Earth wire fittings are used for earthing purposes as well as to protect the transmission line against atmospheric discharge and lightning strikes and this increases the safety of the system. The earth wire used is mainly steel wire or made of alum weld wire.
FITTING | DESCRIPTION | MATERIAL |
Counter weight | From 25 up to 100 Kg | Forged steel and ductile cast iron |
Parallel groove clamp | For shield wire with diameter from 7 up to 20 mm | Forged steel or Al. alloy |
Tower bounding clamp | For shield wire with diameter from 7 up to 20 mm | Forged steel or Al. alloy |
U bolt | From 80 up to 160 KN with different dimension | steel |
Warning ball | For shield wire & conductor with diameter from 7 up to 32 mm | Aluminum alloy |