Volume 7, Issue 2
August, 2009
A PUBLICATION
OF ADAPT NEW ZEALAND LTD © 2009
Poles &
Wires
Poles &
Wires
E quipment S upply P artners to the E lectrical P ower I ndustry
• Cleans off pik without the use of alcohol
• Minimal wiping (2 wipes only)
• No residue
• Safe to use on ribbon fibre
• Fans fibre quickly
• Cleans fibre squeaky clean
New SqueekyKleen™ cleans and fans
fibre in two wipes without alcohol, saving
time and money. Hear the difference! No
follow-up with alcohol required to get
fibres squeaky clean and separated for
fast and easy splicing. SqueekyKleen™ is
less harsh on hands and reduces chemical
odours and harmful vapour
concentrations in splice trailers and
vaults.
SqueekyKleen's unique formulation and specially designed
high-performance towelette work to remove pik from the
entire surface of loose tube or ribbon fibres, leaving no
residue. SqueekyKleen™ helps keep splice equipment clean
for better fibre alignment and splice quality. Will not harm
acryl ate on loose tube cables or mylar® on ribbon fibre.
SPECIFICATION
Cleaning: When wiping a 3-foot section of 12-count fibre
from a buffer tube, the pre-saturated towel will squeak and
fan fibres with 2 wipes.
Solvency Power: At 68° F (20° C), will dissolve .020" (.5mm) film of PE/PJ or ETPR
grease completely from cable jacket with less than two minutes of vigorous agitation (no
wiping).
Residue: When placed on a clean glass panel and dried, the solvent shall not leave any
visible residue (<100 ppm).
Water Content: When tested by the ASTM 1533B method, water content shall be less
than 75 ppm.
Flash Point: When tested via a Pensky-Martin Closed Cup Test (ASTM D93), the cleaner
shall have a flash point above 140° F.
SqueekyKleen™
Communications Cleaner
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K-Clamp
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EESA & ESI
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The Owl
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Contact Us
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E21C
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Whats On
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E21C
Energy in the 21st
Century
6th-9th September 2009
Melbourne Exhibition &
Convention Centre,
Melbourne
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Internet Café
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See You There
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Since the early days of Overhead Electricity Distribution, the
means of fastening bare conductors to pin & post insulators
have not changed much. Three methods have been
common, each of which has a number of positive and
negative attributes ;
1. Tie Wires (aka Hand Ties). These are cheap, and
reasonably quick to install on Tie-top insulators, but
the result is non-standard - in other words, the
result depends on the person applying it for
effectiveness. They can also cause 'sawing' damage
to conductors in the presence of aeolian vibration,
and this damage is difficult to detect.
2. Conductor Clamps / Trunnion Clamps. These give a
standard finish, but require the clamp to be matched
to the conductor, and also require different
insulators to be used in vertical and horizontal
orientation for the clamp to be of maximum benefit.
These Clamp-Top insulators are more expensive than
the 'Tie-top' variety.
3. Helical Insulator Ties. These provide a standard,
secure installation where line angles are not large.
Their drawback is that a different tie needs to be
designed for every unique conductor-to-insulator
configuration. Different ties are also used in
horizontal and vertical insulators. This can result in
dozens of inventory items to be managed.
All the three above systems present problems to Live-Line /
Hot-Stick operators, during both installation and removal.
The unique "K-Clamp" from K-Line Insulators provides a
unique combination of Safety, Security, and Simplicity that
is unmatched by any of these systems. It is a conductor
clamp that is available as an integral part of K-Line's
Silicone-Polymer Post Insulators.
To install a conductor within the K-clamp simply requires the
tightening of a single keeper bolt to hold the conductor
securely. This is a faster, safer and more repeatable method
than any of the traditional means listed above. Similarly, for
maintenance work, to remove of the conductor from the K-
clamp involves simply using a wrench to turn the keeper bolt
in the opposite direction and open the clamp.
The large clamping area also prevents the conductor from
sustaining compression damage or abrasion.
Because a K-Clamp insulator can be used in any application
where Tie-Top and Clamp-Top Insulators are used, this
single item replaces Tie-Top Insulators, Tie wires,
Distribution Ties, Side Ties, Clamp Top Insulators and
Trunnion Clamps, thereby leading to significant savings in
warehousing, logistics and inventory. Other technical
advantages are also evident.
Stringing conductors with K-clamp insulators is much faster
because of flexibility it offers in accepting a range of
stringing devices. The most simple stringing method uses
an eye-nut fastened directly to the keeper bolt, from which a
stringing block can be suspended, as shown in Fig 1.
K-CLAMP INSULATORS …. "THE LOGICAL CHOICE "
Fig. 1. Stringing method using Eyenut
Fig 2. K-Clamp Stringing Adapter
Fig 3. Stringing Adapter on Horizontal post
Fig 4. Stringing Adapter on Vertical post
Fig 5. KL-28SK
Fig 6. KL-69SK
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Volume 7, Issue 2
Everyone is aware of the great effort currently being focused
on developing new and ever better ways of harnessing
renewable energy from the world around us. Less thought is
given to the practicalities of integrating these new
technologies into the existing power network, which has
been developed over the last 100 years.
Understanding the scope of these challenges the EESA held
a Seminar in May, bringing together experts to examine all
the issues be these legal, safety, environmental or of course
technical.
ADAPT Australia was proud to be a gold sponsor for this
timely industry discussion, those in attendance all agreed
that the papers presented were thought provoking and very
relevant. ADAPT supports a number of well engineered
products from the S&C power quality range to assist with
integrating renewable generation methods, including wind
generation, with the existing grid. Feel free to contact any of
our offices to discuss your requirements.
May proved to be a busy month with ADAPT also exhibiting
at the annual Electricity Supply Industry field days held at
the Sydney Show Grounds. This year's event was huge with
an estimated 3000 people from the Australian energy, utility
and infrastructure industries in attendance.
It was also great to see many school children enjoying the
opportunity to take a look into the word of electricity.
There were a number of impressive interactive displays, with
the ADAPT stand facing the car into pole emergency
response simulation complete with pyrotechnics. Despite the
flames, the ADAPT products on show were designed to
eliminate fire situations, in particular Polywater's new
lubricant specially formulated for safe use when pulling low
smoke zero halogen (LSZH) cable.
A big thank you to all those who stopped by for a chat at our
stand, see you all at the E21C.
EESA VICTORIA CHAPTER ONE DAY SEMINAR ON RENEWABLE GENERATION
& ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY FIELD DAYS
Daniel Cetrola at the ESI Field days held at Sydney Show Grounds
Another method which is unique to K-Line is the use of the KLOP106 Universal Adapter (Fig 2). This enables a standard roller
to be fixed rigidly to the insulator body. The roller is held firmly in place and keeps the conductor above its final position during
stringing (refer Figs 3 & 4), which means it does not need to be manually lifted into the clamp.
The range of K-Clamp insulators ranges from 11kV to 66kV applications, as shown in the following table. This means that any
'Distribution' circuit can be constructed or upgraded to take advantage of K-Line's superior Silicone Polymer insulator
technology, together with the many advantages of the unique K-Clamp. Two of these items are shown in Figs 5 & 6.
Please feel free to contact your ADAPT representative to enquire about a trial installation of K-Clamp insulators, so you can
evaluate the advantages of this design;
• Reduced Installation/Labour Costs
• Simplified Inventory Management
• Improved Work Methods
• Enhanced worker safety
* High Strength Insulator
Poles & Wires
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Come and visit ADAPT
at Stand #120
Provides Auxiliary Power for Streetlight Mounted Equipment
The 280 Series Streetlight Power Source converts streetlight AC power to several standard DC
power levels, including PoE. The 280 Power Owl easily installs between the photocontrol and
the streetlight receptacle providing constant AC and/or DC voltages to pole mounted devices,
such as WiFi/WiMax radios, cameras, sensors and battery chargers.
Feature/Benefits
• Multiple power in/outputs
• Eliminates special wiring
• No electrician required
• Simple "plug-in" installation
• Does not interfere with normal
photocontrol operation
Input Power Options:
•
120/208/240, 480 Vac
Output Power Options:
• PoE Power IEEE
• 802.3af
• 12, 24, 48 Vdc
Applications Include:
• WiFi/WiMax Radios
• Surveillance Cameras
• Traffic Monitoring
• Security Cameras
•
Other Communication and
UPS Systems Member's
of the OWL family
Holiday OWL FP-284
PoE OWL FP-287
AC to DC OWL FP-288
Step-Down OWL FP-289
Auxiliary AC/DC Power Adapter
FP280 Series
What better place to mount wireless devices than 30 feet up in the air and could there be a
more convenient place to pick up power. The 280 Series power source simply plugs into the
top of the streetlight and converts Vac voltage to standard Vdc levels.
Volume 7, Issue 2
We're on the Web
www.adaptnz.com
Steve Offord
Regional Manager
Mob: 021 507 831
Ruth Offord
Manager-Major Accounts
Mob: 021 507 832
1 Lacy Gate Place
Woodend, 7610
North Canterbury.
Phone: (03) 310 0480
Fax: (03) 310 0485
Email: sofford@adaptnz. com
Email: rofford@adaptnz. com
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