150-454-111-06
Installation
HRE-454
February 25, 2000
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Figure 6.
Grounding For Pole Mounted Unit
Grounding a Flat Surface Mounted Enclosure
1
Bond the main cable shield through the splice case using bullet bond (see
2
Using a megger-type Ohmmeter, measure the resistance between enclosure ground and the ground
connection point in the manhole. The resistance must be 25
Ω
or less.
3
If the requirement is met, proceed to Step 4. If the requirement is not met, follow the procedure normally used
for mounting the enclosure to lower the resistance to ground to comply with the requirement in Step 2, then
proceed to Step 4.
4
Using 6 AWG cable, connect the ground lug on the HRE-454 to the ground connection in the manhole.
Torque the grounding lug between 18 and 22 inch-pounds.
5
Using 6 AWG cable, connect the main cable shield to the ground connection in the manhole.
Make sure you ground the HRE-454 before splicing the cable stub into the main cable. This
grounding method (or an accepted local grounding method) must be in effect at all times to
safeguard personnel. If the HRE-454 is improperly grounded, the LPU surge arrestors will not
work and the enclosure will be unprotected.
HRE-454
No. 6 gauge wire
Ground
rods
No. 6 gauge wire
Bullet bond
Field side
CO side
Splice case
5 Ft. Typical
Stub
Grounding
lug