S&C Instruction Sheet 761-525 15
Installation
Installing the Operating Handle
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Follow these steps when installing the operating handle:
STEP 13.
Mount the operating handle assembly as shown
on the erection drawing. At the same time, use
one of the mounting bolts to attach one end of
the ground strap (the end with the grounding
connector attached) to the handle mounting
plate.
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See Figure 14.
STEP 14.
Install the lowest vertical operating-pipe sec-
tion by threading one end of the pipe into the
coupling on the operating handle assembly.
Approximately
¼
-inch (6 mm) of thread should
extend through the coupling. Tighten the
locknut. See Figure 15.
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If suffix “-S8” or “-S9” is specified, refer instead to S&C Instruction
Sheet 769-510, “Type AS-10 Switch Operators .” If suffix “-S16” is speci-
fied, refer instead to S&C Instruction Sheet 1045M-510, “6801M Auto-
matic Switch Operators, Reciprocating and Rotating Switch Operation:
Installation
.”
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The grounding recommendations described in this document may
differ from the standard operating and safety procedures of certain
electric utility companies . Where a discrepancy exists, the operating
procedures of the electric utility apply .
Figure 14. Mounting the operating handle.
Figure 15. Installing the lowest operating pipe section into the
operating handle assembly.
Locknut