Panduit Stainless Steel Cable Ties - 71.5kA Short Circuit Tested

By Chris Dodds on 19th July, 2012

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Panduit Stainless Steel Cable Ties

Industrial & Hazardous Area Cable Bundling

71.5kA Short Circuit Tested

 

Panduit stainless steel cable ties provide a strong, durable solution to cable bundling for all indoor, outdoor and underground direct burial applications. Panduit stainless steel cable ties are designed for use in critical applications where strength, vibration, radiation, weathering, corrosion and temperature ranges are vital.

Pictured: Panduit Stainless Steel Cable Ties

Panduit Pan-Steel Self-Locking Cable Ties – MLT Series Features

• Self-locking head design speeds installation and locks into place at any length along the tie body
• Provides a strong, durable method of cable bundling
• Can be used in a wide range of indoor, outdoor, and underground (including direct burial) applications
• Smooth surfaces and rounded edges assures cable protection and worker safety
• Available in AISI 304 stainless steel for general-purpose applications
• Available in AISI 316 stainless steel for the most corrosive environments 

 

Summary of Cable Tie Short Circuit Test

Testing of short circuit stresses were performed in three installations of high voltage single core cables mounted in trefoil on a cable ladder. The stainless steel cable ties were fastened to the cable ladder rung at a distance of 0.6m. The duration of each short circuit test was 0.1 second.

The high voltage cable installation with copper conductor cross section of 300sqmm and double loop Panduit stainless steel cable ties were tested with two short-circuits with maximum momentary value of 71.5kA and 69.2kA respectively.

The high voltage cable installation with copper conductor cross section of 240sqmm and single loop Panduit stainless steel cable ties were tested with one short-circuit with a maximum momentary value of 53.0kA.

The results from the short-circuit tests on the stainless steel cable ties showed that the trefoil cable runs did withstand the stresses without significant damages/deformation of the high voltage cable and cable ladder.

Pictured: Part Number System for Panduit Pan-Steel Cable Ties

Why Panduit Cable Ties?

Panduit provides comprehensive cable bundling solutions including cable ties available in a wide range of sizes, styles and materials for fastening, bundling, clamping and identifying LV-HV cables in a variety of industrial and hazardous area installations.

Panduit cable ties are designed and manufactured to meet or exceed industry standards to deliver maximum reliability. As part of the cable bundling solution, Panduit cable ties provides a broad range of cable tie installation tools to optimize safety and speed, contributing to lower total cost of ownership.

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Panduit MLT Self Locking Stainless Steel Cable Ties

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