August 8, 2011© S&C Electric Company
Instruction Sheet 765-500
S&C Omni-Rupter
®
Switches
Outdoor Distribution
14.4 kV and 25 kV
Three-Pole Side-Break Integer Style
Upright and Triangular Mounting Configurations
Catalog Number Supplement “R3” and Earlier
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Installation
Table of Contents
Section
Page
Section
Page
Introduction
Operating Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Qualified Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Read this Instruction Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Retain this Instruction Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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
Packing and Inspection
Packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation
Operating Pipe Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mounting to Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mounting the Switch Upright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mounting the Switch Triangular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the Optional Pole Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the Vertical Operating Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the Operating Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing the Wildlife Protection Option . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dead-Ending Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting High-Voltage Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locking the Operating Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Checking Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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For installation instructions for Omni-Rupter Switches with Catalog Number Supplement “R4,” please refer to your local S&C Sales Office . These
instructions are also available on
www.sandc.com.
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