Tilden Mines Case Study

Patton & Cooke Co. - The Path to Success

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.

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