Cadweld Products

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6192 IssueSupersedes l/82

LIGHTNING PROTECTIONCONNECTIONS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Connection Types .................................. 4Type SS ................................................. 5Type TA ................................................ 5Type XA ............................................... 6Type GR ................................................ 7Type GN ............................................... 7Type GV ............................................... 8Type GT ................................................ 8Type GY ............................................... 9Type HA ............................................. IOType HC .............................................. 10Type HS .............................................. 10Type HT .............................................. 10Type VS .............................................. 1 IType VV ............................................. 11Type VN ............................................. 1 1Type VG ............................................. 12Type VT .............................................. 12Type VF .............................................. 12Type LA .............................................. 13Type RA .............................................. 13Type RB .............................................. 13

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Air Terminals

Cross Run Conductors

Conductor

=-Ground Terminal

BENEFITS OF CADWELD” CONNECTIONS FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION CABLE

Connections which have the current carrying (fusing)capacity equal to that of the conductor.

Connections that are permanent - cannot loosen orcorrode.

0 No special skills required.

l No external power or heat required.

0 Connections which can be checked for quality by visualinspection.

Labor costs which are substantially reduced.

Connections which are made with inexpensive, light-weight equipment - saving time on the jobsite.

0 Molds which can be field adapted for smaller cables bythe use of shim or sleeves.

For Tools and Accessories, see CADWELD@ GROUNDING CATALOG AIA.

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GROUNDING CONNECTIONS FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION CABLE

Twenty-one different CADWELD connection types are To select required mold and weld metal size, first determinecovered in this catalog. Mold number, weld metal sizes, and the cable code from the chart, then find the matching cableprice keys are furnished for all cable and ground rod sizes code in the chart accompanying the type of connection you 1used by the industry. For anything not listed, contact the want to make.factory.

For convenient presentation, cables are coded by manufac-turer according to this chart:

CABLECODE

ABC

DEF

GHJ

KLQ

THOMPSON ROBBINS

14 1 IA-IO509 11

29X, 32 1

325, 505, 28R 601,603__ 604

36S 506 602

__ ____ __

__

507 __-- ____ *605

INDEPENDENT AC

22 c-150__ C-152

32s c-120,121,122

20, 500 C-125, 126, 12840, GI __

36s C-123, 127

501, 21,44s, 40s C-124502 __

501B __

G3 __

502A ____ *c-137

HEARY

HBGCHB4C

HB29-17C, HB32-17C

HB24-14C, HB28-14C 25, 35, 28__ __

HB36-17C, HB28B-13C 20, 36

HB40-17C__

__*HB 122-4/O

HARGER

1410

29,30,32,33

40____

38_-

*S4, *64

*4/O Concentric Cable

MOST LIGHTNING CABLES ARE AN OPEN WEAVEAND/OR ROPE-LAY CONSTRUCTION. TO MINIMIZELEAKAGE WHEN MAKING CADWELD@ CONNECTIONSON THESE CABLES, THE USE OF CADWELD MOLDSEALING MATERIAL (T317) IS RECOMMENDED.

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Type SSSplice of horizontal cables Type TA (continued) rr WELD

METALSIZE

9090

115115150150150150150

9090

115150150150150150200150

115115150150150150150200200200150

115.115150150150200200200200200250200

9090

115115150150150

MOLD PRICENUMBER KEY

SSC-8A CSSC-8B CSSC-8C CSSC-8D CSSC-8E Cssc-8F C

SSC-8G CSSC-8H Cssc-8J CSSC-8K CSSC-8L CSSC-2Q C

Type TA

WELDMETALSIZE

254565909090

11511511511515090

Tee of horizontal run and rPRICE

KEY

WELDMETALSIZE

C

CC

45

4565

C 65C 90C 115

6590

115115

CCCCCC

- - i i - -

9090

115150150

9090

115115150150150

9090

115115150150150150

_MOLD

NUMBERPRICEKEY

CCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCC

CABL CODE?UN TAP:ABLE CODE

A TAC-8H8AB TAC-8H8BC TAC-8H8CD TAC-8H8DE TAC-8H8EF TAC-8H8FG TAC-8H8GH TAC-8H8HQ TAC-8H2Q

H

J

A TAC-8J8AB TAC-8J8BC TAC-8J8CD TAC-8J8DE TAC-8J8EF TAC-8J8FG TAC-8J8GH TAC-8J8HJ TAC-8J8JQ TAC-8J2Q

tap cables

MOLDNUMBER

TAC-8A8A

TAC-8B8ATAC-8B8B

TAC-8C8ATAC-8C8BTAC-8C8C

RUN TAP

A

AB

ABC

ABCD

ABCDE

ABCDEFQ

ABCDEF

K

ABCDEFGHJKQ

TAC-8K8ATAC-8K8BTAC-8K8CTAC-8K8DTAC-8K8ETAC-8K8FTAC-8K8GTAC-8K8HTAC-8K8JTAC-8K8KTAC-8K2Q

TAC-8L8ATAC-8L8BTAC-8L8CTAC-8L8DTAC-8L8ETAC-8L8FTAC-8L8GTAC-8L8HTAC-8L8JTAC-8L8KTAC-8L8LTAC-8L2Q

TAC-2Q8ATAC-2Q8BTAC-2Q8CTAC-2Q8DTAC-2Q8ETAC-2Q8FTAC-2Q2Q

C

TAC-8D8ATAC-8D8BTAC-8D8CTAC-8D8D

TAC-8E8ATAC-8E8BTAC-8E8CTAC-8E8DTAC-8E8E

L

E

TAC-8F8ATAC-8F8BTAC-8F8CTAC-8F8DTAC-8F8ETAC-8F8FTAC-8F2Q

F

TAC-8G8ATAC-8G8BTAC-8G8CTAC-8G8DTAC-8G8ETAC-8G8FTAC-8G8GTAC-8G2Q

G Q

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Cross of honzontalcables. tap cable cut.

rMOLD

NUMBER

WELDMETAL

SIZE

WELDIABLE CODE MOLD PRICE METALRUN TAP NUMBER KEY SIZE

A XAC-8J8A C 115B XAC-8J8B C 115C XAC-8J8C C 150D XAC-8J8D C 200

J E XAC-8J8E C 200F XAC-8J8F C 200G XAC-8J8G C 200H XAC-8J8H C 200J XAC-8J8J C 250Q XAC-8J2Q C 200

A XAC-8K8A C 150B XAC-8K8B C 150C XAC-8K8C C 200D XAC-8K8D C 200E XAC-8K8E C 200

K F XAC-8K8F C 200G XAC-8K8G C 200H XAC-8K8H C 250J XAC-8K8J C 250K XAC-8K8K C 250Q XAC-8K2Q C 200

A XAC-8L8A C 150B XAC-8L8B C 150C XAC-8L8C C 200D XAC-8L8D C 200E XAC-8L8E C 200

L F XAC-8L8F C 250G XAC-8L8G C 250H XAC-8L8H C 250J XAC-8L8J C 250K XAC-8L8K C 250L XAD-8L8L D 2-150

C

PRICEKEY

;ABLE :ODERUN TAP

A A XAC-8A8A C 65

B XAC-8B8AXAC-8B8B

C 65C 90

XAC-8C8AXAC-8C8BXAC-8C8C

XAC-8D8AXAC-8D8BXAC-8D8CXAC-8D8D

90115150

90115150150

XAC-8E8AXAC-8E8BXAC-8E8CXAC-8E8DXAC-8E8E

XAC-8F8AXAC-8F8BXAC-8F8CXAC-8F8DXAC-8F8EXAC-8F8FXAC-8F2Q

115115150200200

115115150150200200200

XAC-8G8AXAC-8G8BXAC-8G8CXAC-8G8DXAC-8G8EXAC-8G8FXAC-8G8GXAC-8G2Q

115115150150200200200200

XAC-8H8AXAC-8H8BXAC-8H8CXAC-8H8DXAC-8H8EXAC-8H8FXAC-8H8GXAC-8H8HXAC-8H2Q

115115150150200200200200200

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Type G N

Vertical Cable, Tap up, streamlined for driving

Type G R

Cab/e tap to top of ground rod

;ABLE MOLD PRICECODE NUMBER KEY

WELDMETAL

SIZE

A GNR-148A R 90B GNR-148B R 90C GNR-148C R 115D GNR-148D R 150E GNR-148E R 150F GNR-148F R 150G GNR-148G R 150H GNR-148H R 150J GNR-148J R 200K GNR- 148K R 200L GNR-148L R 250Q GNR-142Q R 150

WELD ;ROUNDMETAL ROD

SIZE SIZE

909090

11511511511511511511515090

112”

9090

11511511511511511511511515090

518”

9090

11511511511511511511511515090

314”

150150150150200200200200200200250150

SE

1”

F ;E 9

;ROUNCRODSIZE


ABCDEFGHJKLQ

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

GRC-148AGRC-148BGRC-148CGRC-148DGRC-148EGRC-148FGRC-148GGRC-148HGRC-148JGRC-148KGRC-148LGRC-142Q

GRC- 168AGRC-168BGRC-168CGRC-168DGRC-168EGRC-168FGRC-168GGRC- 168HGRC-168JGRC-168KGRC-168LGRC-162Q

GRC-188AGRC-1888GRC-188CGRC- 188DGRC-188EGRC-188FGRC-188GGRC-188HGRC-188JGRC-188KGRC-188LGRC-182Q

GRC-228AGRC-228BGRC-228CGRC-228DGRC-228EGRC-228FGRC-228GGRC-228HGRC-228JGRC-228KGRC-228LGRC-222Q

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCC

l/2”

A GNR-168A R 90B GNR-168B R 90C GNR-168C R 115D GNR-168D R 150E GNR-168E R 150F GNR-168F R 150G GNR-168G R 150H GNR-168H R 150J GNR-168J R 200K GNR-168K R 200L GNR-168L R 250Q GNR-162Q R 150

518”

ABCDEFGHJK

k

GNR-188A R 115GNR-188B R 115GNR-188C R 150GNR-188D R 200GNR-188E R 200GNR-188F R 200GNR-188G R 200GNR-188H R 200GNR-188J R 200GNR-188K R 200GNR-188L R 250GNR-182Q R 150

314”

RRRRRRRRRRRR

A GNR-228AB GNR-228BC GNR-228CD GNR-228DE GNR-228EF GNR-228FG GNR-228GH GNR-228HJ GNR-228JK GNR-228KL GNR-228LQ GNR-222Q

150150200200200250250250250250

2-150200

1"


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Type GV

Splice/Vertical - Cab/e up. 30 off vertical

:ABLE MOLD PRICECODE NUMBER KEY

Type GT

*Through cab/e to top of ground rod

/;ROUNDRODSIZE

WELD iROUNDWETAL RODSIZE SIZE

WELDMETALSIZE

A GVR- 148A R 90B GVR-148B R 90C GVR-148C R 115D GVR-1480 R 150E GVR-148E R 150F GVR-148F R 150G GVR-148G R 150H GVR-148H R 150J GVR-148J R 200K GVR-148K R 200L GVR-148L R 250Q GVR-142Q R 150

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

GVR- 168A R 90GVR-168B R 90GVR- 168C R 115GVR-1680 R 150GVR-168E R 150GVR-168F R 150GVR- 168G R 150GVR- 168H R 150GVR- 168J R 200GVR-168K R 200GVR-168L R 250GVR-162Q R 150

GVR- 188A R 115GVR-188B R 115GVR-188C R 150GVR-188D R 200GVR-188E R 200GVR-188F R 200GVR-188G R 200GVR-188H R 200GVR-188J R 200GVR-188K R 200GVR-188L R 250GVR-182Q R 150

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

GVR-228AGVR-228BGVR-228CGVR-228DGVR-228EGVR-228FGVR-228GGVR-228HGVR-228JGVR-228KGVR-228LGVR-222Q

RRRRRRRRRRRR

150150200200200250250250250250

2-150200

S E E


ABCDEFGHJKLQ

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

GTC-148AGTC-148BGTC-148CGTC-148DGTC-148EGTC-148FGTC-148GGTC-148HGTC- 148JGTC- 148KGTC-148LGTC-142Q

GTC- 168AGTC-168BGTC-168CGTC-168DGTC- 168EGTC- 168FGTC- 168GGTC- 168HGTC- 168JGTC- 168KGTC-168LGTC-162Q

GTC-188AGTC- 188BGTC- 188CGTC-188DGTC-188EGTC-188FGTC- 188GGTC-188HGTC- 188JGTC- 188KGTC- 188LGTC-182Q

GTC-228AGTC-228BGTC-228CGTC-228DGTC-228EGTC-228FGTC-228GGTC-228HGTC-228JGTC-228KGTC-228LGTC-222Q

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCC

9090

115115115115150150150150200115

90115150150150150200200200200250115

90115150150150150200200200200250115

l/2” l/2"

518" 518”

314" 314”

150150150200200250250250250250

2-150

1II

1I,

150 J /

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Type GY

Through cab/e to side of ground rod

;ROUND WELDROD CABLE MOLD PRICE METALSIZE CODE NUMBER KEY SIZE

A GYE-148A E 90B GYE-1488 E 115C GYE-148C E 150D GYE-148D E 150E GYE-148E E 150

l/2" F GYE-148F E 150G GYE-148G E 200H GYE-148H E 200J GYE-148J E 200K GYE-148K E 200L GYE-148L E 250Q GYE-142Q E 150

A GYE-168A E 90B GYE-1688 E 115C GYE-168C E 150D GYE-168D E 150E GYE-168E E 150

518" F GYE-168F E 150G GYE-168G E 200H GYE-168H E 200J GYE-168J

z200

K GYE-168K 200L GYE- 168L E 250Q GYE-162Q E 150

A GYE-188A E 90B GYE-188B E 115C GYE-188C E 150D GYE-188D E 150E GYE-188E E 150

314" F GYE-188F E 150G GYE-188G E 200H GYE-188H E 200J GYE-188J E 200K GYE-188K E 200L GYE-188L E 250Q GYE-182Q E 150

;ROUNDRODSIZE

1 t,

;ABLECODE

ABCDEFGHJKLQ

MOLDNUMBER

GYE-228AGYE-228BGYE-228CGYE-228DGYE-228EGYE-228FGYE-228GGYE-228HGYE-228JGYE-228KGYE-228LGYE-222Q

PRICEKEY

WELDMETALSIZE

E 90E 115E 150E 150E 150E 150E 200E 200E 200E 200E 250E 150

FOR GR, GN, GV, GT & GY CONNECTIONS:

Mold numbers listed are for copper clad ground rods, eitherplain (except l/2”) or threaded ends.

For l/2" plain end copper clad rod or for steel rods (stainless,stainless clad, galvanized, etc.), change the mold partnumber as follows:

l/2" plain end copper clad rod - change “14” to “15”(eg.GYC-158C)

l/2" steel rod - no change required

518" steel rod - change “16” to “31” (eg. GYC-318C)

I 314" steel rod - change “18” to “33” (eg. GYC-338D)I

I 1 I! steel rod - change “22” to “37” (eg. GYC-378F)I

Weld Metal Sizes do not change.

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Type HA

Horzonfal cab/e tap to horizontal steelsurface or pipe Cable on surface.

Through horironfal cab/e fo horizonfalsteel surface or pipe. Cable on surface.

MOLDCABLE CODE NUMBER

A HAA8AB HAA-8BC HAC-8CD HAC-8DE HAC-8EF HAC-8F

G HAC-8GH HAC-8HJ HAC-8JK HAC-8KL HAC-8LQ HAC-2Q

PRICEKEY

AACCCC

CCCCCC

WELDMETAL

SIZE

456590

115115115

115115150200250115

Type HS Type HT

Honzonfal cab/e tap to horizontal steelsurface or pipe Cable &surface.

Through horizontal cable to horizontalsteel surface or pipe. Cab/e offsurface.

MOLD PRICE;ABLE CODE NUMBER KEY

D HSC-8D C 115E HSC-8E C 115F HSC-8F C 115G HSC-8G C 115H HSC-8H C 115

J HSC-8JK HSC-8KL HSC-8LQ HSC-2Q

C 150C 200C 250C 115

WELDMETALSIZE


A HCA-8AB HCA-8BC HCC-8CD HCC-8DE HCC-8EF HCC-8F

G HCC-8GH HCC-8HJ HCC-8JK HCC-8KL HCC-8LQ HCC-2Q

WELDPRICE METALKEY SIZE

A 65A 65C 90C 150C 150C 150

C 150C 150C 200C 200C 250C 150


DEFGH

~

JKLQ

HTC-8DHTC-8EHTC-8FHTC-8GHTC-8H

HTC-8JHTC-8KHTC-8LHTC-2Q

C 200C 200C 250C 150

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Type VS

Cable tap down at 45” to vertical steel surfaceor side of horizontal or vertical pipe.

CABLE CODEMOLD

NUMBER

VSC-8AVSC-8BVSC8CVSC-8DVSC-8Evsc-8F

VSC-8GVSC-8Hvsc-8JVSC-8KVSC-8LVSC-2Q

PRICEKEY

CCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCC

WELDMETALSIZE

656565659090

115115115115115115

150150150150200115

C 150C 150C 1501C 150C 200C 115

TYPew

Through vertical cable to vertical steel surface or to theside of either horizontal or vertical pipe

CABLE CODE

VVC-8B C 115VVR-8C R 200VVR-8D R 250VVR-8E R 2-150VVR-8F R 2-150

VVR-8G R 2-150VVR-8H R 2-l 50VVF-8J F 2-200VVF-8K F 2-200VVF-8L F 500VVR-2Q R 250

Type VN

Homzonfal cable tap to vertical steelsurface or the s/de of horrzonfal pipe.

CABLE CODE 1 N!k:R / ‘I%

A VNC-8A C 45B VNC-8B C 65C VNC-8C C 65D VNC-8D C 90E VNC-8E C 115F VNC-8F C 115Q VNC-2Q C 115

WELDMETALSIZE

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Type VG

Through cab/e to vertical steel surface or theside of horizontal pipe. Cab/e on surface.

TYPeVT

Through horizontal cab/e to vertical steel surface orvertical pipe. Cab/e off surface.

CABLE CODE

GHJKL


VGC-8AVGC-8BVGC-8CVGC-8DVGC-8EVGC-8F

VGC-8GVGC-8HVGC-8JVGC-8KVGC-8LVGC-2Q

CCCCCC

WELDMETALSIZE CABLE CODE


6590

115150150150

VTC-8AVTC-8BVTC-8CVTC-8DVTC-8EVTC-8F

150 G VTC-8G150 H VTC-8H200 J VTC-8J200 K VTC-8K250 L VTC-8L150 Q VTC-2Q

Type VF

Cab/e tap up to verbcal steel surface or pipe.


VFC-8AVFC-8BVFC-8CVFR-8DVFR-8EVFR-8F

VFR-8GVFR-8HVFR-8JVFR-8KVFR-8LVFR-2Q

CCC

PRICEKEY

PRICEKEY

CCCRRR

RRRRRR

WELDMETALSIZE

WELDMETALSIZE

90909090

115115150150150150150150

150150200200250150

150150200200250150

WELDMETALSIZE

9090

115150150150

150150200200250150

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Type LA

Splice ofhorizontal cab/e to flat bus baror Jug.

WELDWELDMETALMETAL

SIZESIZEMOLD

NUMBERPRICEPRICEKEYKEY

LUG CABLESIZE CODE

A LAC-8ACEB LAC-8BCEC LAC-8CCE

II8 x 1 D LAC-8DCEE LAC-8ECEF LAC-8FCEG LAC-8GCEH LAC-8HCE

J3/16 x 1 K

LAC-8JDELAC-8KDELAC-2QDE

65656565909090909090909090909090

11511590

11515015090

11511590

11515015090

I Q

CC

r

CCCCCC

LAC-8JEELAC-8KEELAC-8LEELAC-2QEE

Jl/4 x 1 K

LQ

v7 Type RA Type RBThrough cable to grounding receptacle.

Cable tap to groundmg receptacle

CABLE CODE

WELDMETAL

SIZE

WELDMOLD PRICE METAL

CABLE CODE NUMBER KEY SIZE

A RBC-8A C 115B RBC-8B C 115C RBC-8C C 150D RBC-8D C 200E RBC-8E C 200F RBC-8F C 200

G RBC-8G C 200H RBC-8H C 200J RBC-8J C 250K RBC-8K C 2-150L RBC-8L C 2-150Q RBC-2Q C 200

SEE GENERAL CATALOG A-7A FOR RECEPTACLESALSO AVAJLABLE IN FACTORY ASSEMBLIES.

PRICEKEY

MOLDNUMBER

RAC-8ARAC-8BRAC-8CRAC-8DRAC-8ERAC-8F

RAC-8GRAC-8HRAC-8JRAC-8KRAC-8LRAC-2Q

150150200250250150


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AVAILABLE LITERATURE

AIA

AlC

E7E

A4T

A4P

A4Q

A4U

A4G

A4S

A7J

CALL OR WRITE FOR THE FOLLOWINGCATALOGS AND APPLICATION BROCHURES

GENERAL CATALOGThirteen sections covering equipment required for making connections for cable, bus bar,rail, rebar, lugs, ground rods, steel and cast iron surfaces, grounding plates, receptaclesand studs.

Same as Al A, but a reduced field size for contractor tool boxes or pockets.

EXOLON@A virtually smokeless form of CADWELD designed for use near sensitive equipment orindoors. Electric start.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUNDINGBrochure which provides specifications and applications information for grounding of centraloffices, digital switches, towers, equipment huts, fiber optic repeater sites, computer rooms,etc.

COMPUTER ROOM GROUNDINGBrochure detailing signal reference grids, shielding, bonding and grounding for computerrooms and other digital facilities.

FENCE GROUNDINGBrochure which explains the use of inexpensive cable to bond gate frames to gate posts.Also covers grounding connections to round and square posts.

PERSONNEL SAFETYBrochure describing CADWELD methods to improve protection of personnel working onhigh voltage structures and equipment.

SUBSTATION GROUNDINGBrochure with sections on main grounding grids, equipotential mesh, foundation groundingand other applications.

GROUND BARSBrochure that details typical ground bar assemblies to provide single point grounding ofelectronic equipment.

GEM’” Ground Enhancement MaterialBrochure describing GEM Ground Enhancement Material used to lower resistance to earth.

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