11. What information is required to specify and purchase Talon® cable cleats?
Please furnish as much of the following information as possible:
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GENERAL DETAILS
- Name and location of project
- Estimated quantity of cleats, if known
- Forces acting on cables (e.g. axial, high-shock, seismic, short circuit, thermal expansion, vertical strain relief, vibration, etc.)
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SYSTEM DETAILS
- Operating voltage
- ac (alternating current) or dc (direct current)
- Power frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz)
- 1-Phase or 3-Phase
- Maximum available fault current and associated electrical parameters (e.g. IRMS-SYM, IRMS-ASYM, IPEAK, etc.)
- Maximum duration of fault current
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CABLE DETAILS
- Quantity of cables in each cleat
- Conductor cross-sectional area (AWG, kcmil, or mm2 for each cable)
- Cable diameter (outside diameter of each cable)
- Proposed center-to-center spacing between adjacent phases (if one cable per cleat)
- Configuration of cables (e.g. straight or plexed)
- Lay of cable plexing (zero if cables are not plexed)
- Lengths of longest horizontal and vertical straight cable runs
- Cable weight (e.g. pounds per foot), esp. for vertical cables
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MOUNTING DETAILS
- Mounting method (e.g. ladder-type cable tray, channel strut, structural steel, etc.)
- If utilizing cable tray, please furnish manufacturer and model number for straight section
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ENVIRONMENTAL DETAILS
- Chemical exposure (e.g. fuels, hydrocarbons, organic solvents, etc.)
- Environmental exposure (e.g. indoor, outdoor, offshore/marine, direct buried, manhole, etc.)
- Special conditions (e.g. gamma radiation)
The comprehensive Talon® Cable Cleat Engineering Specification provides additional information on specifying cable cleats.