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Customer: Tilden Mines



 

 

Location: Ishpeming MI, USA
Industry: Mining
 
Challenge: Customer used de-watering pumps with 100' cables leading to very cumbersome and time-consuming processes. Requirements: way of disconnecting the cable from the pump with a coupler performing well under 30' of water and at temperatures as low as -45 degree Celsius.
 
Solution: Coupler with features to incorporate better sealing against increased external pressures as well as new gasket material to reduce gasket compression and migration.
 
Product: Cable Mounted Couplers (600 Volt, 250 Amp) with Gasket and Potting Compound Option
 
Key applications: The features of this Patton & Cooke coupler are the following:
  • hypalon gaskets providing better stability
  • new adhesives locking gaskets in place
  • specially machined surfaces preventing gasket migration
  • sealing compound withstanding high external pressures to prevent moisture ingress
   
Benefits: This solution offers a variety of benefits to the customer:
  • durable impact and corrosion resistant sand cast bodies
  • one-piece insulator section with colour-coded phase tubes
  • watertight cable seal preventing dirt and water migration into rear of coupler
  • effective strain relief clamps reducing cable strain on terminations
  • solderless stems for grounds, ground check and phase contacts
  • easy mating with Patton & Cooke quick flip coupling method
  • front end removable male and female contacts for easy coupler maintenance without entering rear of coupler
  • "dust" covers preventing ingress of dirt and water from mating interface when couplers are not in service
  • 250 Amp and 325 Amp live parts for contact selection

 
Patton & Cooke Company 2007