February 2012
IL42-4034D
9
Installing the AGI RLC assembly
WARNING
!
Use authorized utility procedures to install and service metering equipment. Dangerous voltages with high current
capabilities are present. Equipment damage, personal injury, or death can result if safety precautions are not followed.
WARNING
!
Make sure the installation current is within the current rating of the AGI RLC assembly. A transformer-rated meter
installation can support higher loads than the current rating of the AGI RLC assembly. Overheating and equipment
damage can result if the installation current exceeds the AGI RLC assembly current rating.
NOTICE
If cables are exiting the bottom of the enclosure, the cable should be mounted in drip loop fashion. A drip loop is formed by
bringing the cable to a point below the enclosure and then bending it back up to the connector. This forms a U-shape that
allows water to run down the cable exterior.
Be sure to waterproof conduit entrances (such as, using coax sealant) to help prevent water from entering the enclosure.
Be sure to always follow your utility’s guidelines and practices when installing equipment. When installing the AGI RLC, use
the following recommended procedures as well as your utility’s guidelines and practices:
1.
Mount the enclosure assembly to the pole using your utility’s guidelines and practices.
2.
If using the optional external antenna, attach the antenna cable to its connector within the enclosure.
3.
Attach the service control cable and the contactor status cable to their respective connectors within the enclosure.
4.
Turn off the power, following all utility and safety guidelines.
5.
Install the conductors from the meter socket to the upper contactor terminals within the enclosure.
6.
Install the conductors from the bottom contactor terminals in the enclosure to the load.
7.
Place the A3 ALPHA meter into service (see IL42-4001Q or later). When installing the meter into the socket, be sure
that the cables are not crushed. Also, be sure that all cables exiting the meter are securely fastened to the meter
base.
8.
If using the optional external antenna, attach the enclosure’s antenna cable to the meter’s external antenna cable.
9.
Attach the enclosure’s service control and status cables to the meter’s service control and status cables.