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1.0 Introduction
Soil
Earth Electrode
Earthing Lead
Connecting wire to extend earth to equipment.
Termination Box
Connecting
wire
Battery Charger
Figure 1
Figure 1
2.0 TERMINOLOGY
2.1 Earth
2.2 Earthing
1. Signal Posts
2. He lever frams and other metallic parts of the cabin
in contact with the lever frame.
3. Metallic sheath and armouring of underground
Cable.
4. Block instruments working on earth return circuits
through the respective Block filters.
5.0 INSTALLATION
In the case of salt & soft coke and salt & charcoal
moisture the earth electrode should be surrounded
in the earth pit by alternate layers of finally divided
48
40
O
25
Parallel Pipe
75 Threads
75
75
150
1500
Holes
Dia 12
BOOTOM TUBE
0
CAMTECH/S&T 45 July 1999
EARTHING ARRANGEMENT 15
Figure 3 : Drg.No.RDSO/TCA566
Ground Level
Alternative Layers
of Charcoal or Coke 2200
and Salt
1300
RDSO/ TC 21132
300 x1200
EARTHING ARRANGEMENT 16
900
200 500
200
1400
400
H.F.Earthing Arrangement
( Earth Plate)
RDSO/Drg. No. TC 21131
Figure 5
CAMTECH/S&T July 1999
EARTHING ARRANGEMENT 17
Note :
A Earth to be tested
6m
6m
B C
6m
Ground
Iron Bars
Figure 6
CAMTECH/S&T July 1999
EARTHING ARRANGEMENT 19
Resistance of A = R1 + R2 - R3
earth. 2
Sr Descriptions Earth
No. Resistance
1 Telegraph and Block Instrument Should not be
using earth return circuit more than 10
2 Earths for surge arrestors/ Should not be
lightening dischargers more than 10
3 Earthing of Signalling Should not be
equipment more than 10
4 Earthing of signalling cable Should not be
screen in AC electrified areas more than 10
5 Earthing of Telephone Exchange Should not be
more than 5
6 Earthing of alluminium sheathed Should not be
telecom cable in AC electrified more than 1
area.
7 Earthing of equipment in VF Should not be
repeater stations and cable huts. more than 5
7.0 MAINTENANCE
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Requirements