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Type Vector®
manual group-operated switch
instruction manual
Installation operation maintenance E50001-F710-A420-X-4A00
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Arc flash hazard and hazardous voltages. Will cause death, serious injury or property damage. Always de-energize and ground the equipment before maintenance. Read and understand this instruction manual before using equipment. Maintenance should be performed only by qualified personnel. The use of unauthorized parts in the repair of the equipment or tampering by unqualified personnel will result in dangerous conditions which will cause death, severe injury or equipment damage. Follow all sa
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Table of contents Introduction 4 - 5 Note: These instructions do not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment, nor to provide for every possible contingency General description 6 - 7 to be met in connection with installation, operation or maintenance. Should further information be desired or should particular Receiving, handling and storage 8 - 10 problems arise that are not covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes, the matter should be referred to the local sale
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Introduction Arc flash hazard and hazardous voltages. Will cause death, serious injury or property damage. Always de-energize and ground the equipment before maintenance. Read and understand this instruction manual before using equipment. Maintenance should be performed only by qualified personnel. The use of unauthorized parts in the repair of the equipment or tampering by unqualified personnel will result in dangerous conditions which will cause death, severe injury or equipment damage.
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Introduction Signal words Field service operation and warranty issues The signal words "danger," "warning" and "caution" used in this instruction manual Siemens can provide competent, well indicate the degree of hazard that may be trained field service representatives to encountered by the user. These words are provide technical guidance and advisory defined as: assistance for the installation, overhaul, repair and maintenance of Siemens Danger - Indicates an imminently equipment, proce
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General description Introduction Siemens type Vector® manual group- operated air switch is precision built equipment designed to function efficiently under normal operating conditions. It is designed and manufactured to operate within the parameters established in ANSI/ IEEE and NEMA standards for disconnecting and load-interrupter switches. Performance requirements of these standards have been met or exceeded by these designs. Specific standards which apply include: ANSI/IEEE C37.30
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General description Scope Design Type These instructions cover the installation, operation and maintenance of a Siemens Manual group- type Vector® manual group-operated air Vector operated switch switch. The equipment designs described in this instruction manual consists of group-operated air switch for application Table 1: Type Vector manual group-operated air up to 38.0 kV. A typical type Vector manual switch group-operated air switch is shown in Figure 1. All diagrams, descriptions a
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Receiving, handling and storage Receiving 3. Hardware box: Each type Vector® manual group-operated a) Pipe guide as sembly air switch is securely blocked and braced b ) Loc k segment assembly for shipment on a pallet. It is crated, boxed or covered as required by shipping Pipe guide assembly c ) Coupling assembly conditions. If special handling is required, d ) Handle assembly it is so indicated. The type Vector manual group-operated air switch must be han
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Receiving, handling and storage 3. Any visible damage must be noted on 8. Obt ain the original of the carrier the delivery receipt and acknowledged inspection report and forward it along with the driver’s signature. The with a copy of the noted delivery damage should be detailed as much as receipt to Siemens at +1 (501) 362- possible. It is essential that a notation 8296. Approval must be obtained by "possible internal damage, subject to Siemens from the carrier before any inspection
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Receiving, handling and storage Lifting and moving Lifting type Vector manual group- operated switch with crane There are a number of methods that can be used in handling the type Vector® Recommended lifting of type Vector manual group-operated switch that, when manual group-operated switch is by means properly employed, will not damage the of cable connected to an overhead crane type Vector manual group-operated or bucket truck. The cable is connected to switch. The handling method us
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Installation Installation Installation instructions for the type Vector manual group-operated air switch are detailed in the following steps: A 1. Drill two mounting holes 11/16" in diameter located per the user's construction standards and spaced per Siemens assembly drawing. 2. Ins tall the mounting bolts in the holes. Mounting bolts to be furnished by Item Description others. A Single-point lift bracket 3. Using t he single-point lift bracket, lift the air switch approximately
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Installation A A A A Item Description A Loosen bolt Figure 5: Loosen bolts 8. Remo ve single-point lift bracket. Note: Verify the piercing set screws are backed out all the way before sliding the 9. Gr ound the air switch unit (and surge handle assembly on the bottom shaft arresters if required) using #2 or larger section (refer to Figure 6: Before piercing). copper wire. A grounding point (1/2-13 tapped hole) is provided in the side of the mounting bracket (refer to assembly drawi
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Operating handle adjustment procedure Operating handle adjustment procedure 3. T ighten the four clamp bolts. Do not tighten the piercing set screws yet. The next series of steps address adjusting Open and close the air switch slowly the position of the handle assembly and and then rapidly. Check for a smooth lock segment assembly so that the handle operation of the air switch. Adjust the can be inserted into the OPEN and CLOSED pipe guides for a smooth, non-binding slot correctly. o
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Operational check out instructions Operational check out instructions b ) With the switch still fully closed and the interrupter cocked (set to trip), Operational check out instructions for the the lever should stick above the type Vector® manual group-operated C D nylon bumper at least 1/8" A B switch are detailed in the following steps: (3.2 mm). There should be no metal- C D 1. Switc hes are fully adjusted and to-metal contact between the inspected before they leave the in
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Operational check out instructions 2. As the blade continues to rotate open, the interrupter lever must make full metal-to-metal contact with the contactor (refer to Figure 13: Contactor connection). At this point, the A A load then transfers from the auxiliary contacts to the interrupter's lever arm so that the interrupter now carries the full load. Item Description 3 . As t he blade continues to rotate Item Description open, the interrupter
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Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance instructions for the type Vector® manual group-operated switch are detailed in the following steps: 1. Periodically operate the switch and check for actions described in Operational check out instructions on pages 14-15. Lubricate the jaw, auxiliary contacts and the end of the blade with Dow Corning® Molykote FS- 1292 white grease. 2. With the handle in the CLOSED position of the lock segment, verify that the switch is fully closed and there is
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Maintenance Table 2: Remarks 17
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Published by and copyright © 2011: Siemens AG Energy Sector Freyeslebenstrasse 1 91058 Erlangen, Germany Siemens Energy, Inc. 99 Bolton Sullivan Drive Heber Springs, AR 72543 For more information, contact +1 (800) 347-6659 +1 (501) 362-8296 Order No. E50001-F710-A420-X-4A00 Replaces No. VEC4100 10/2/08 Printed in USA All rights reserved. Trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of Siemens AG, its affiliates, or their respective owners. Subject to change without prior notice. T
