The Importance of Cable Cleats on Multi-Core Cables - Video

By Chris Dodds on 19th July, 2012

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Front Line Defence Against Short Circuits

 

This video shows what happens when multi-core cables attached to cable ladder using cable ties only and subjected to short circuit cable fault. Depending on fault levels cable cleats should be used to secure cables and to provide short circuit protection against disastrous cable faults, this includes the cable cleating of multi-core power cables. 

Video: Cable Ties on Cable Ladder - The Importance of Cable Cleats on Multi-Core Cables 

Cable cleats are vital, cable ties alone cannot contain certain short circuit faults. Depending upon the fault level rating of low and high voltage power cable installations cable cleats are essential short circuit protection devices.

Ellis Patents are global leaders in the innovation and manufacture of nylon, aluminium and stainless steel cable cleats - EP satisfy the operational requirements of the construction, oil, gas, rail, utilities, wind energy and power generation industries.

Holding Power is Ellis Patents guarantee that EP Cable Cleats will contain dangerous short circuit forces - protecting your people, power and plant. 

Vital Short Circuit Protection with Ellis Patents Cable Cleats

Ellis Patents are a leading voice in the campaign to have cable cleats reclassified as short-circuit protection devices. A move that would mean cable cleats would be placed on a parallel with fuses and circuit breakers.

"This reclassification makes absolute sense. In the event of a cable fault, the forces between cables reach their peak in the first quarter cycle, which is the point that cable cleats earn their crust. In contrast, circuit breakers typically interrupt the fault after 3 or even 5 cycles by which time, if the cable cleats are underspecified, the cables will no longer be secure, but will be putting vital electrical installations and lives at unnecessary risk," says Paul Nolan UK Sales Manager, EP.
 

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