Chapter 3 ______________________________________________________ Installation of the Mast
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Figure 68 Installing the Grounding Bar
The following numbers refer to Figure 68 above.
1=Hammer
2 = Protective cap
3 = Grounding bar
NOTE
The grounding accessories shown in Figure 68 above are examples of
the grounding accessories. It is recommended to supply them locally.
Silver epoxy material or equivalent should be used to bond the
interconnecting wire to the ground rods. Cross section of
interconnection copper wire is recommended to be 25 mm
2
. The
length should be about 2 meters. The 2-meter cable can be obtained by
first cutting the connection cable of the lightning rod to the correct
length. The rest of the cable can be used for grounding the equipment.
The original length of the cable is 15 m.