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Mounting instructions isCon
®
lightning protection system
Table of contents
Table of contents
1 About these instructions 5
1.1 Target group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Relevance of these instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Types of warning information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Basic standards and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.5 Applicable documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Intended use 6
3 Safety 7
3.1 General safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Personal protective equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Necessary tools 7
5 System description 8
5.1 Basic principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2 isCon
®
conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.3 Insulated air-termination rods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.4 isCon
®
connection elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.5 System accessories for fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.5.1 Tripod stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.5.2 Air-termination rod support for isFang mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.5.3 Holder for the isCon
®-
conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.6 System accessories for connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6 Planning an installation 22
6.1 Schematic diagram of the isCon
®
system using the example of the isCon Pro+ 75 SW . 23
6.2 Calculating, checking and maintaining the separation distance . . . . . . . .25
6.3 Conductor lengths and lightning protection classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
6.4 Installation in potentially explosive areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
6.5 Soft-covered roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
7 Installing the isCon
®
system 30
7.1 Preparing the isCon
®
conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
7.1.1 Shortening the isCon
®
conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.1.2 Stripping the grey external jacket (isCon Pro+ 75 GR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.1.3 Revealing the copper core for connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.2 Mounting isCon connection elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
7.3 Assembling the air-termination rod with internal isCon
®
conductor . . . . . . .35
7.4 Assembling the air-termination rod with external isCon
®
conductor . . . . . . .39
7.5 Fastening the air-termination rod in the tripod stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
7.5.1 Mounting the concrete base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7.5.2 Assembling the tripod stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7.5.3 Fastening the air-termination rod in the tripod stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.6 Fastening the air-termination rod to pipes, a wall or T support . . . . . . . . .46
7.7 Routing the isCon
®
conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
