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Hubbel CHANCE BP3 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

3-pull by-pass switch for distribution switching
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POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
210 North Allen Street
Centralia, MO 65240-1395 U.S.A.
Telephone: (573) 682-5521
Printed in U.S.A.
P805-0011 Rev. A
©
2002 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc., 210 North Allen Street, Centralia, MO 65240 U.S.A.
®
Type BP3
®
3-Pull
By-Pass Switch
for Distribution Switching
Installation, Operation and
Maintenance Manual
IMPORTANT!
Keep this manual readily
available for future reference.
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  • Page 1 ® Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual Type BP3 ® 3-Pull By-Pass Switch POWER SYSTEMS, INC. for Distribution Switching HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS, INC. IMPORTANT! 210 North Allen Street Centralia, MO 65240-1395 U.S.A. Keep this manual readily Telephone: (573) 682-5521 available for future reference. Printed in U.S.A.

  • Page 2: Qualified Person

    Warnings DANGER Electrical equipment contains hazardous voltages and high speed moving parts. Contact with these hazards will cause death, serious personal injury or damage equipment. Only qualified personnel shall install, operate and maintain this equipment. Always properly ground equipment and lock out electric power (de-energize) before maintenance.
  • Page 3 Overview Qualified Person Function Only qualified trained and competent These products are non-loadbreak discon- personnel that understand proper safety nect switches designed to provide a means procedures must select, install and service for by-passing, disconnecting and isolating this equipment. reclosers or similar devices on the electrical distribution system.
  • Page 4 Overview 2. Switch Mounting (3 variations) • No Mounting Bracket (standard) • Back Strap • Pole Mounting Bracket Provides holes and slots in the switch base Provides a galvanized steel back strap and Provides a galvanized steel bracket for for direct base to a vertical structure mount- hardware for vertical structural applications.

  • Page 5: Receiving And Handling

    Receiving & Handling Inspect Packaging • Upon receipt, immediately inspect packaging for signs of damage • Start inspection with the packaging material and proceed to the equipment within • Look for concealed damage • If damage is found, note damage on Bill of Lading prior to accepting delivery, if possible Note: Documentation of visible shipping...
  • Page 6 Switch Installation Back Strap Application • Refer to Figure 2 • Secure lifting sling as shown • The back strap option is supplied with two • Using your company’s standard practice, lengths of mounting bolts, 8 inches and hoist the switch into position 10 inches in length.
  • Page 7 Wiring Conductors • Using your company’s standard practices, CAUTION train the conductors to the switch terminal pads High Voltage Electrical Arc Hazard • Use sufficient conductor length to allow May cause property damage. for ease of termination and switch Install terminal connectors with bolt heads toward the insulator. operation Failure to do so may compromise the electrical insulation resulting in Connect High Voltage...

  • Page 8: Operation

    Operation General a parallel current path. Open the disconnect • Under ice conditions, be prepared to use blades (Figure 5) to isolate the recloser from greater force to overcome the additional Operation of the BP3 By-Pass switch is the circuit. resistance shown in Figures 4 and 5.
  • Page 9 Operation Opening Switch WARNING • To open the BP3 switch, place a High Voltage Electric Arc Hazard. hookstick in the pull ring as shown in Figure 8. Opening an energized disconnect switch without a loadbreak tool will create an electrical arc. Figure 8 Can cause death, severe personal injury or property damage.
  • Page 10 Operation • Standard BP3 switches have blade WARNING guides on the left and right disconnect blades. Open only after by-pass blade High Voltage Electric Arc Hazard. has been closed electrically paralleling Opening an energized disconnect switch without a loadbreak tool will the disconnect blades.

  • Page 11: Maintenance

    Maintenance General Note: It is recommended that all switches go through a maintenance check at least Prolong the life of the BP3 By-Pass switch once a year; more frequently if located in with a periodic inspection and maintenance a contaminated area. program.
  • Page 12 Notes/Records 12 of 12 P805-0011 Rev. A © 2002 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc., 210 North Allen Street, Centralia, MO 65240 U.S.A.

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