October 26, 2020
© S&C Electric Company 2011-2020, all rights reserved
Instruction Sheet 765-510
Omni-Rupter
®
Switch
Outdoor Distribution
(14.4 kV through 34.5 kV)
Three-Pole Side-Break Integer Style
Rotating Operating Mechanism
Upright, Upright Extra Mounting Clearance, Triangular, and
Inverted Mounting Configurations
Upright Mounting Configuration
Triangular Mounting Configuration
Inverted Mounting Configuration
Installation and Operation
Table of Contents
Section Page
Section Page
Introduction
Qualified Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Operating Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Read this Instruction Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Retain this Instruction Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Proper Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety Information
Understanding Safety-Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Following Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Replacement Instructions and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Location of Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Shipping and Handling
Packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installation
Operating Pipe Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mounting to Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mounting the Switch Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installing the Optional Pole Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing the Vertical Operating Pipe . . . . . . . . . . .14
Installing the Operating Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Installing the Optional Phase-to-Ground
Wildlife Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Installing the Base Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Installing the Wildlife Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dead-Ending Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting High-Voltage Conductors . . . . . . . . . . 24
Locking the Operating Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Checking Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Operation
To Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
To Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
