[TCUG] Re: Tall Poles
- From: "Pat Gregory" <patrick.gregory2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:27:02 -0000
At the risk of teaching to suck eggs etc.
Surely it is incumbent on the specifier (i.e. local authority) to insist
upon how and with what equipment is connected. As polecaps are not
waterproof, only showerproof, surely your contractors should be specifying
waterproof post caps as well! As long as the enclosure is electrically safe
and well sealed, I would request that either DIN rail or standard terminals
are used. As long as separation between ELV/LV is maintained, I can't see
any benefit in a waterproof enclosure. Is there a history of equipment
damage due to water ingress? If so I would look more closely at how well the
equipment seals are maintained before going to the expense purchasing and
installing IP enclosures (which will still prpbably be susceptible to
condensation)
Regards
Pat Gregory
Director
Traffic and Transportation Services Ltd
74 Meadowside
Eltham
London
SE9 6BB
Tel/Fax: 0208 8505271
Mob: 07967 725039
-----Original Message-----
From: tcug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Smith
Sent: 22 November 2007 10:31
To: tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TCUG] Tall Poles
At site where we use tall poles I have previously used a small terminal
pillar situated near to the base of the pole to terminate LV and ELV
supplies at ground level. As this adds to our stock of street furniture I
would like to try and utilise an enlarged base pole for the job. My problem
is that I cannot find suitable poles which have enough space to accommodate
the waterproof enclosures separating the LV / ELV supplies that our
maintenance contractor insists upon.
I have seen enlarged base poles in other areas that presumably get around
this [problem?], some of which have two doors in the base.
Can anyone either suggest a supplier or describe how they make off their
connections (at ground level) to meet all the relevant standards without
using another term cabinet.
Thanks.
Matt Smith. Assistant Engineer
Engineering Design | Traffic Signals
Leicestershire Highways
Masmith(AT)leics.gov.uk
_______________________________________________________________________
Leicestershire County Council - rated a 'four-star' council by the Audit
Commission
_______________________________________________________________________
This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are
not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure,
copying or any other action taken in respect of this e-mail is prohibited
and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify
the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently
delete what you have received.
Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance
with Leicestershire County Council's policy on the use of electronic
communications. The contents of e-mails may have to be disclosed to a
request under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.
The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or
policies of the Leicestershire County Council.
Attachments to e-mail messages may contain viruses that may damage your
system. Whilst Leicestershire County Council has taken every reasonable
precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept any liability for any
damage which you sustain as a result of these factors. You are advised to
carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment.
-----------------------------------------------------------
A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit
//www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug
-----------------------------------------------------------
A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about
the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug
Other related posts:
