18 S&C Instruction Sheet 765-510
Installing the Optional Phase-to-Ground
Wildlife Protection
(Catalog Number Suffix “-W”)
DANGER
De-energize the switch and ground it at all six
terminals before installing the wildlife protection
option.
The Wildlife Protection option is not designed to be
installed on energized equipment.
Failure to do so could lead to serious injury or
death.
The phase-to-ground Wildlife Protection option helps
prevent climbing and perching animals from making
phase-to-grounded part contact. See Figures 13 and 14.
A typical wildlife protection installation includes:
• Six wildlife disks
On switches in the upright mounting
configuration:
• One berglass interphase operating rod, pre-installed
• One pole-mounting bracket cover
• Two base covers (three base covers on switches with
extra mounting-pole clearance) (Base covers are not
included on switches with insulated bases.)
NOTICE
S&C recommends installing the Wildlife Protection
option after the switch is secured to the utility pole.
Damage to the Wildlife Protection option may occur
if lifting slings strain the wildlife disks during handling.
Figures 13 and 14 illustrate a typical installation of the
Wildlife Protection option. The fiberglass operating
rod will be pre-installed at the factory. Consult the RD
drawing accompanying the switch-installation instruc-
tions for details specific to your switch that may differ
from these instructions that begin on page 19. Following
are instructions for a typical field installation of the
Wildlife Protection option.
Figure 13. A 14.4-kV Omni-Rupter with optional wildlife
protection (catalog number suffix “-W”), upright mounting
configuration.
Wildlife disks
Base cover
Wildlife disks
Fiberglass interphase
operating rod
Figure 14. A 14.4-kV Omni-Rupter switch with optional
wildlife protection (catalog number suffix “-W”), inverted
mounting configuration, single-phase shown.
Insulated
operating rod
Wildlife disks
Installation
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