Securing SER To Mast

[Arjayess]

I am helping an uncle complete an overhead wiring run between 2 barns that a previous owner never completed. He is out in Western Ohio where no one will inspect things. The previous owner installed 2" rigid conduit masts and left enough 2-2-2-4 Aluminum SER to make the ~45 foot run. The only question I have is how do we attach the SER to the mast? A big wedge clamp over the whole cable? Unsheathe the individual wires and use a wedge clamp on just the bare ground wire? Or do we need to run a messenger?

Thanks,
Arjay

 

[hj]

The utilities anchor the aluminum wire to the masts and stretch it between the two points. Doing it in the cool weather, or winter time, creates the least stress on the wire.

 

[Sponsor]

 

[Arjayess]

The utilities anchor the aluminum wire to the masts and stretch it between the two points. Doing it in the cool weather, or winter time, creates the least stress on the wire.

The utility's service drop is on another building on the property. I am just concerned with a overhead subpanel run between 2 barns. The utility isn't responsible for that so we are on our own.

Arjay

 

[Smooky]

I would attach insulators to the barn and attach the wires to that:

http://www.zarebasystems.com/store/...-71895965261&gclid=CIeKg62aw8wCFZM6gQodCGMEBA

 

[Arjayess]

I forgot to mention that there are insulators strapped to the mast below the weather heads but I am curious how to attach the cable to the insulators. On a barn on my property I have a similar cable looped through an insulator then just pinched against itself with a few turns of 12 gauge wire which has dug through the cable sheath but I suspect there is a better way.

Arjay

 

[Stuff]

I don't think SER is rated to be self-supported. You would need a separate messenger wire that it would be lashed to. Easier to get some quadruplex - http://www.wireandcabletogo.com/Alu...druplex-ACSR-Overhead-Service-Drop-Cable.html.

 

[Arjayess]

Thanks. If we go with this quadruplex how does that attach to the mast insulator? Just use a wedge clamp on the bare/neutral wire then loop it up through the weatherhead?

Arjay

 

[Cwhyu2]

Thanks. If we go with this quadruplex how does that attach to the mast insulator? Just use a wedge clamp on the bare/neutral wire then loop it up through the weatherhead?

Arjay

This is what you need to attach to insulator and the messenger cable on your mast.

 

[Stuff]

Yes, wedge clamp on the bare. This would be your grounding conductor as the neutral needs to be separate and insulated.

 

[Arjayess]

Thanks for the replies. We will go with the quadruplex.

Arjay