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NELSON

 HEAT TRACING SYSTEMS

  

INSTALLATION 

PLT-BC

 STANDARD POWER CONNECTION KIT

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

STAND-OFF POSITIONING 

 
 
 

8 o'clock

4 o'clock

Section View A A

(recommend installing at the

4 or 8 o'clock positions.)

!

Do not place pipe clamps 
over the heater cable. 

 

WARNING:

 
 
 
 

Stand-off

Fiberglass Tape

Sealing Grommet

Pipe Clamps

Box Adapter

not included in kit

Fiberglass Tape 

254mm (10")

A

A

Stand-off

not included in kit

 
 
 
 

  Mark pipe where stand-off will be mounted. See drawing above. 

 

Push heater cable through bottom opening of stand-off. 

 

Place stand-off on pipe and fasten with pipe clamps included. 

 

Slide the sealing grommet over the heater cable and position inside stand-off opening: 

For Braided “CB” Products only:

 

See 

“Sealing Grommet Installation for Braided “CB” Products” 

on

 

sheet 3. 

 

 

Apply silicone around the heater cable on top of the sealing grommet and fill any voids in sealing grommet. 

 

Slide the box adapter over the heater cable and tighten securely to stand-off. 

 

Prepare heater cable for power termination: 
for Braided “CB” Products, see sheet 3. 
for Overjacket “J” or “JT” Products, see sheet 4. 

 

Terminate heater cable, see sheet 7. 

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GA-1859 Rev. 6 

Sheet 2 of 8 
October 2006

 

Summary of Contents for PLT-BC

Page 1: ...al Conduit Drain Ground Locknut Flex Conduit ITEMS NOT INCLUDED IN KIT Stand off J Grommet Overjacket Products B Grommet Base Products U Grommet Double Entry or non standard construction Sealing Gromm...

Page 2: ...off Place stand off on pipe and fasten with pipe clamps included Slide the sealing grommet over the heater cable and position inside stand off opening For Braided CB Products only See Sealing Grommet...

Page 3: ...off opening Cut and remove the exposed heater cable Continue with step 5 on sheet 2 BRAIDED CB PRODUCTS 127mm 5 Bend heater cable and work it through the braid opening 114mm 4 5 Secure heater cable br...

Page 4: ...jacket 127mm 5 from the end Bend cable to break overjacket Lightly cut overjacket up the center between first cut mark and the cable end Bend cable to break overjacket Remove overjacket from heater ca...

Page 5: ...h bus wire away from the core material Lightly cut the outer jacket up the center between the first cut mark the cable end Bend cable to break outer jacket Remove exposed core material Cut 6mm 0 25 of...

Page 6: ...he core material Lightly cut the outer jacket up the center between the first cut mark the cable end Bend cable to break outer jacket Remove the exposed core material Remove the jacket from the heater...

Page 7: ...L apply silicone here Fiberglass Tape not included in kit Squeeze end seal and fill with silicone Push end seal over the heater cable Overjacket J or JT Products only Braided CB Products only The end...

Page 8: ...conduit locknut Connect bus wires power wires and ground braid to the terminal block See diagram above For Overjacket J or JT Products only Apply silicone at point braid leaves the overjacket Push al...

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