OBO Bettermann isCon 750 LGR, System Instructions

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System instructions OBO isCon
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Table of contents
Table of contents
1 About these instructions 5
1.1 Target group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Using these instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Types of safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Correct use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.6 Basic standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 General safety information 7
3 Product description 8
3.1 Basic principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 isCon cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3 Insulated interception rods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4 System accessories for fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4.1 Interception rod stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4.2 Interception rod support for isFang mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4.3 Holder for the isCon cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 System accessories for connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 Planning an installation 19
4.1 Schematic diagram of the isCon system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2 Calculating, checking and maintaining the separation distance . . . . 22
4.3 Cable lengths and lightning protection classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.4 Installation in potentially explosive areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.5 Soft-covered roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.6 Installation in different wind speed zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5 Installing the isCon system 29
5.1 Cutting and removing the insulation of the isCon cable . . . . . . . . 29
5.1.1 Removing the light grey protective jacket (isCon 750 LGR) . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.1.2 Revealing the copper core for connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.2 Mounting the isCon connect connection element . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.3 Assembling the interception rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.3.1 Interception rod with internal isCon cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.3.2 Interception rod with external isCon cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.4 Fastening the interception rod in the interception rod stand . . . . . . 43
5.4.1 Mounting the concrete plinth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.4.2 Erecting the interception rod stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.4.3 Fastening the interception rod in the interception rod stand . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.5 Fastening the interception rod to pipes, a wall or T support . . . . . . 48
5.6 Routing the isCon cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.7 Attaching the potential connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.7.1 Installing the potential connection on an insulated interception rod . . . . . . . 50
5.7.2 Installing the potential connection on the end of the isCon cable . . . . . . . . 53
5.7.3 Including the interception rod stand in the functional equipotential bonding . . . 55
5.7.4 Installing additional potential connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.7.5 Creating additional equipotential bonding in potentially explosive areas . . . . . 56