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• Earthing Lead
• Connecting wire to extend earth to equipment.
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Connecting
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Battery Charger
Equipment
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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
coke, crushed coal or charcoal and common salt for
at least 150mm all round. Though substantial
reduction in earth resistance can be achieved by
coke treated electrode, this method results in rapid
corrosion of not only of electrode but also the
associate bonding. Coke treatment shall be used
when absolutely necessary and the coke treated
electrodes shall not be situated within 6 metres of
other metal structure.
25
Parallel Pipe
75 Threads
75
75
150
150
0
Holes
Dia 12
450
Ground
Level
RDSO/ TC 21132
300
x1200
900
200 500
200
400 Drill
Holes
1400
400
H.F.Earthing Arrangement
( Earth Plate)
RDSO/Drg. No. TC 21131
Figure
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Note :
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6
m
m
B C
6
m
Ground
Iron Bars
Figure 6
Earth can be tested by means of a Wheatstone
Bridge or a GPO Detector or a Megger Earth
Tester. To test an earth, two iron bars with
terminals fixed on them, are driven about 6 metre
from the earth to be tested and 6 meter from each
other as shown in figure 6:
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 Ω
2 Earths for surge arrestors/ Should not be
lightening dischargers more than 10 Ω
3 Earthing of Signalling Should not be
equipment more than 10 Ω
7.0 MAINTENANCE
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Requirements