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Thomas & Betts Conductors
Conductors Introduction
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far the largest and most important component of any earthing or
structural lightning protection system is the actual conductor.
Furse offer a comprehensive range of copper and aluminium
conductors in each of the main world standard formats, i.e. flat
tape, solid circular and stranded.
Conductor colour chart
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choice of a lightning protection conductor is usually governed
by its aesthetic impact on the structure to be protected. For
many people the term lightning conductor conjures up an image of
a bright green strip running down the spire of a church. This
would clearly be unacceptable to the owner / architect of a
modern structure.
In order to reduce the impact of an external system Furse offer
a range of UV stabilised PVC covered tapes and solid circular
conductors in colours chosen to match common building materials.
Copper conductor ratings
For below ground earthing applications Furse produce a large
range of bare copper, tape and stranded conductors thus offering
the designer of the system the correctly rated conductor without
the need to oversize. The following conductor ratings are based
upon the recommendations of BS 7430 with an initial conductor
temperature of 30°C and a maximum temperature of 250°C.
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Flat Tape
Conductor
 Furse
supply a large range of flat tape conductors including; Bare,
PVC (including green & yellow), LSOH, lead covered and tinned
copper tape, hard drawn copper bar, flexible copper braid, and
bare and PVC covered aluminium tape.
An anti-vandal down conductor guard can also be supplied for use
with all 25 x 3 mm tape.
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download Flat Tape Conductor datasheet
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