S&C Omni-Rupter Series User Manual

S&C Instruction Sheet 765-510 21
On Inverted 14.4-kV Omni-Rupter Switches
(Porcelain and Cypoxy Insulators)
Install the wildlife disk to the lowest skirt of the insulator
on both the blade and contact ends of the switch. When
the wildlife disks are installed properly, the disks will
slightly overlap, as shown in Figure 19.
On Inverted 25-kV Omni-Rupter Switches
(Porcelain and Cypoxy Insulators)
Contact end of the switch: Install the wildlife disk on
the bottom skirt of the insulator.
Blade end of the switch: Count up three skirts from
the live parts and install the wildlife disk to the insulator
on the blade end. When the wildlife disks are installed
properly, they will be at approximately the same height.
See Figure 20.
First skirt root from
bottom of insulator
Stationary
insulator
with contact
Figure 19. Wildlife disk placement on 14.4-kV Omni-Rupter
Switch, inverted mounting configuration.
Figure 20. Wildlife disk placement on 25-kV Omni-Rupter
Switch, inverted mounting configuration.
Rotating
insulator
with blade
First skirt
root from
bottom of
insulator
Rotating
insulator
with blade
Stationary
insulator with
contact
First skirt
root from
bottom of
insulator
Third skirt root from
bottom of insulator
Installation

S&C Omni-Rupter Series Specifications

General

Brand	S&C
Model	Omni-Rupter Series
Category	Switch
Language	English