21.

0 EARTHING COIL
Earthing Coils shall be fabricated from soft GI Wire Hot Dip Galvanized. The Hot
Dip galvanized wire shall have clean surface and shall be free !"# paint enamel or an$
other poor conducting material. The coil shall be made as per !EC constructions
standard %&' (drawing enclosed). The Hot Dip galvanizing shall conform to I*+,-,.&'./01 I*+
,-22&'./- and I*+ 3/,-&'.4. with latest amendments. Galvanizing should be heavil$ coated
and should stand for the following tests.
,'.' Galvanizing Tests
i) #inimum #ass of 5inc
a) "6 GI Wire used ,/7 gm8m
,
b) 9fter Coiling : ,-- gm8m
,
. The certificate from recognized laborator$ shall
be submitted towards mass of zinc.
ii) Dip Test
*hall stand 2 dips of ' minute and one dip of ; minute before coiling and 32 dips of '
minute after coiling as per I*+3/,-&'.4..
,'., THE DI#E6*I"69< !E=>I!E#E6T *H9<< ?E 9* "<<"W*
a) 6ominal dia of GI Wire 3 mm (Tolerance @ ,.0A)
b) #inimum no. of turns : ''0 6os.
c) EBternal dia of Coil (#in) : 07 mm
d) <ength of Coil (#in) : 3-7 mm
e) ree length of GI Wire at one end coil (#in.) : ,077 mm
The turns should be closel$ bound. Weight of one finished Earthing Coils (min.) : './07
Cg. 9dhesion test : 9s per I*+ 3/,- : '.4..