Recommended Earthing For Effective Lightning Protection - Centurion D3 Installation Manual

Recommended Earthing for Effective Recommended Earthing for Effective
Ring
Lug
Operator
earth
Figure 25 Lightning Protection Connections
1 . For optimum lightning protection ensure earth cable from charger/PSU unit is adequately
earthed to a separate earth spike.
2 . Use ring lug to bond to baseplate mounting stud.
3 . For additional protection bond baseplate to earth spike.
4 . In event of damage to charger/PSU unit disconnect quick release link and push-on
connector on controller.
5. In areas with a high incidence of lightning it is recommended to add an additional high current
arrester on the mains input (1) before the charger. Ensure the earth of the surge arrester is
securely bonded to the operator earth.
N
L
220V AC
AUX OUTPUT
PSU Unit
Earth Spike
Lightning Protection Lightning Protection
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Connector
N
E L
220V AC
INPUT
Quick
Release
Link
Optional lightning
arrester for areas
with high lightning
incidences
Ring
Lug
Baseplate
Push-on