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Background
LindseyFailSafeinsulatorbasesaredesignedtofailsafeatoverloads
predictablybelowtheratedinsulatorstrength.Thispermitsthebaseto
plasticallydeformandyieldintotheloadwithoutfracture,avoidingdamageto
theinsulatorandtheassociatedcascadingeffect,holdingheconductorabove
groundforeasyrepair.
Thereliabilityandultimateperformanceofhorizontallinepostinsulators
mountedonrigidstructuresislimitedbytheinsulatorsabilitytowithstand
severeloadingconditions,suchasabrokenconductor,galloping,heavyice
loadingorotherhighlyunbalancedlongitudinalloads.Itiswellknownthat
whenhorizontallinepostinsulatorsaremountedonflexiblestructures,their
abilitytowithstandseverelongitudinalloadingisgreatlyenhanced.
TheLindseyFailSafeBaseimprovesthe
integrityofhorizontallinepostconstruction
byprovidingaflexiblesupportforthe
insulator.Thisflexibilitylowersthedynamic
stressesinducedinaninsulatorbyanimpact
load.Inadditiontothiselasticflexibility,Fail
SafeBasesaredesignedtoplasticallydeform
atapredeterminedlevel,thuslimitingthe
maximumcantileverloadthatcanbeapplied
totheinsulator.Thesefeaturesprotectthe
insulatornotonlyfromlongitudinaloverloads
butalsofromverticaloverloading,e.g.from
severeiceconditions.
Extensivestaticanddynamictestshavebeen
performedonFailSafeBases.Thesedynamic
impacttestsdemonstratethatinsulators,
whenmountedonaFailSafeBase,wouldnot
breakwhensubjectedtofourorfivetimes
themaximumimpactloadofarigidly
mountedinsulator.
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Tofindthecantileverloadontheinsulatorhavinganupliftangleof35'multiplythesevaluesby.818.
CATALOG
NUMBER
INSULATORLENGTH
(INCHES)A
10
13
16
19
22
25
28
TYPICALKVRATING
25
35
45
55
66
88
96
2900
1450
2150
1370
2200
1150
2000
1300
1825
1000
1750
1250
2250
2550
2450
2200
2400
1950
2900/3400
2800
2300
1700
2650/3100
2550
3150
2425
2100
1550
2350/2700
2300
2650
2150
ARM
LENGTH
INCHESB
UPLIFT
ANGLE
DEGREESC
4130
4131
20
4231
14
4232
14
35
4233
19
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No.4130:
Weight:7lbs./
Mounts:5degrees
upwardfromhorizontal.
No.4131Weight:15lbs./Mounts:5degreesupwardfromhorizontal.
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No.4231:Weight:24lbs./Mounts:5degrees
upwardfromhorizontal.
No.4232:Weight:30lbs./Mounts:35degrees
upwardordownwardfromhorizontal.
BothLightDuty(lower)andHeavyDuty
(upper)FailSafebasesinuseonthe
samepole.
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PotHeadAdapter
TheNo.4300PotHeadAdapter(above)isdesignedtomountontheendofLindsey'sFailSafeInsulator
ExtensionArmwithasinglebolt.Materialis1/4"x4"steelwith946"diameterholesand%"x1"slots.
Hotdippedgalvanized.
SideArmBase
TheNo.4350SideArmBasefitsontheNo.4131FailSafeInsulator
ExtensionArmandprovidesabaseonwhichtwoadditionalhorizontal
insulatorsorotherequipmentmaybemounted.TheSideArmBasefits
securelyontheendplateandisheldinplacewithtwobolts.Theouter
diameteroftheSideArmBaseis31/2"andtheinsulatormountingholesare
13/'16"diameter.Materialis604515ductileiron,hotdippedgalvanized.
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