EARTHING & LIGHTING

PROTECTION
RELIABLE
CONNECTION
SOLUTIONS

THE GLOBAL SPECIALIST

IN ELECTRICAL AND DIGITAL BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURES
Introduction
Legrand Seico, an ISO certified and
approved vendor in the whole GCC, has
proven to be the ideal choice in providing
effective, efficient and reliable solutions in
Earthing and Lighting.
Since 1990 Legrand Seico has been
providing technical, logistical and sales
support with over 50 distributors covering
the GCC.
Legrand Seico examines every step in the
manufacturing process and applies strict
procedures to ensure the highest possible
quality in every product. An R&D team has
been put in place to offer installers and
engineers innovative products that combine
reliability, safety and value.
With three manufacturing facilities in Saudi
Arabia to cope with the high demand on
Earthing and Lighting. Legrand Seico is
setting the pace in product innovation,
quality control and timely delivery.
We value our pride in the trust and
satisfaction earned from our esteemed
customers which positioned us as a leader
as we persist on providing the utmost level
of quality products and services to the
market.
WHY IS LIGHTNING PROTECTION SEICO EARTHING AND LIGHTNING
IMPORTANT? PROTECTION SYSTEM

Lightning is a natural flow of static The SEICO Earthing and Lightning System
electricity between the sky and the ground. provide a dependable structure to protect
It strikes buildings, structures, trees, resources from such hazards. We offer
livestock and persons in all parts of the a products made from highly conductive
world. Although it rarely occurs in some materials and with high resistance
areas, it is a severely destructive hazard to corrosion to achieve a sustainable
whose destructive force is beyond human “connection” to earth.
scale.
The damage from lightning comes from
electrocution, human burns, burning
buildings, explosions, melted or damaged
electrical equipment and stresses on
electrical equipment that are responsible
for failures.
An effective earthing system is a
fundamental requirement of any modern
structure or system for operational and/
or safety reasons. Without such a system,
the safety of a structure, the equipment
contained within it and its occupants is
compromised.
In order to preserve resources and human
lives a reliable lightning protection system
must be set in place and must be taken into
account during the planning stage of any
project.
A reliable lightning protection system
intercepts lightning strikes and attempts
to guide the static electic flow down a
chosen path, slightly away from the people,
structures and electrical equipment. It
provides means to carry electric currents
into the earth under normal and fault
conditions without exceeding any operating
and equipment limits or adversely affecting
continuity of service and assure that a
person in the vicinity of grounded facilities
is not exposed to the danger of critical
electric shock.
 We provide the entirety of the devices
needed in installing an effective
and reliable Earthing and Lightning
Protection System on or in the
structure to be protected. Enabling
clients to install an economical
system that will intercept and
discharge static electric flow into the
earthing system.
Our system is composed of:
a) Interception Devices (Air
Termination System)
• A system designed to capture
lightning strikes to a specified and
selected attachment point.
d) Exothermic Welding System
• Creates a permanent bond that
is capable of withstanding repeated
fault currents and abnormal heating
due to a high fault current.
Whether you need a full Earthing
and Lightning Protection System
for a major construction project
or you need your annual system
maintenance replacement, your job
will be handled with the same care
and attention we give to all our work.

b) Down Conductors
• Electrically conductive connection
between the interception device
and the earth system directing
the discharge current safely to
ground with minimal risk from
“sideflashing”.

c) Earth System
• An essential part of the lightning
protection system, the low
impedance ground dissipates the
energy into the ground. Minimizing
the ground voltage potential rise
therefore lessening the risk of injury
to the occupants and damage to
equipment.

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Table of Contents

LIGHTNING PROTECTION 01-13

EARTHING PROTECTION 15-28

EXOTHERMIC WELDING 29-49

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Length Material

Plating Color

Circular Conductor
Conductor Conductor
Diameter Size

Flat Conductor
Conductor Conductor
Width Thickness

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 LIGHTNING
PROTECTION SYSTEM
Tape Conductor Connection

AIR TERMINAL MULTIPLE POINT

SEICO CODE ROD DIAMETER MATERIAL

ATMP-D8C 015mm Copper

AIR TERMINAL

SEICO CODE ROD LENGTH ROD DIAMETER ROD MATERIAL

AIR TERMINAL BASE

SEICO CONDUCTOR ROD THREAD MATERIAL

CODE WIDTH DIAMETER SIZE

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Lightning Protection System
Tape Conductor Connection

AIR TERMINAL RIDGE SADDLE

SEICO ROD CONDUCTOR MATERIAL

CODE DIAMETER WIDTH

ATMP-D810C 015mm 31mm Copper

AIR TERMINAL FIXING BRACKET

TO TAPE COUPLING

SEICO CODE ROD DIAMETER MATERIAL

AIR TERMINAL TO TAPE COUPLING

SEICO CODE ROD DIAMETER MATERIAL

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Lightning Protection System
Tape Conductor Connection

DC TAPE CLIP

BARE COPPER DC TAPE CLIP (BCDTC)

TAPE CLIP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Lightning Protection System
Tape Conductor Connection

SQUARE TAPE CLAMP

OBLONG TEST OR JUNCTION CLAMP

PLATE TYPE TEST CLAMP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Lightning Protection System
Tape Conductor Connection

SCREWDOWN TEST CLAMP

BARE COPPER TAPE

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Lightning Protection System
Tape Conductor Connection

SQUARE TAPE CLAMP

OBLONG TEST OR JUNCTION CLAMP

PLATE TYPE TEST CLAMP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Lightning Protection System
Tape Conductor Connection

SCREWDOWN TEST CLAMP

BARE COPPER TAPE

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Lightning Protection System
Solid Circular Conductor Connection

SQUARE TAPE CLAMP

OBLONG TEST OR JUNCTION CLAMP

PLATE TYPE TEST CLAMP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Lightning Protection System
Solid Circular Conductor Connection

JOINTING PARALLEL CLAMP

TEE JOINT SOLID CONDUCTOR CLAMP

TEST SOLID CONDUCTOR CLAMP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Lightning Protection System
Solid Circular Conductor Connection

RE-BAR CLAMP

TOWER EARTH CLAMP

SOLID CIRCULAR CONDUCTOR

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Lightning Protection System
Wire Conductor Connection

AIR TERMINAL FLAT SADDLE

AIR TERMINAL FIXING BRACKET

TO CABLE COUPLING

AIR TERMINAL TO CABLE COUPLING

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Lightning Protection System
Wire Conductor Connection

ONE HOLE CABLE CLIP

HEAVY DUTY CABLE SADDLE

TEST CONDUCTOR CLAMP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Lightning Protection System
Wire Conductor Connection

SQUARE CONDUCTOR CLAMP

TOWER EARTH CLAMP

STRANDED COPPER CONDUCTOR

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 EARTHING
PROTECTION SYSTEM
Earth Rods

COPPER BOND THREADED EARTH RODS

EARTH ROD COPPER BOND

DRIVING STUD

EARTH ROD THREADED

COUPLING

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Earth Rods

COPPER BOND UNTHREADED EARTH RODS

EARTH ROD UNTHREADED

COUPLING

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Earthing Protection System
Earth Rods

SOLID COPPER AND STAINLESS STEEL THREADED

EARTH RODS

EARTH ROD SOLID

DRIVING STUD

EARTH ROD SPIKE

EARTH ROD DOWEL

COUPLING

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Earth Plates

SOLID COPPER EARTH PLATE

LATTICE COPPER EARTH PLATE

CONCRETE INSPECTION PIT

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Earth Rod Clamps

EARTH ROD TO TAPE CLAMP

EARTH ROD TO CABLE CLAMP

EARTH ROD U-BOLT CLAMP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Earth Rod Clamps

SOLID COPPER EARTH PLATE

LATTICE COPPER EARTH PLATE

CONCRETE INSPECTION PIT

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Bonds and Clamps

EARTH ROD TO TAPE CLAMP

EARTH ROD TO CABLE CLAMP

EARTH ROD U-BOLT CLAMP

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Bonds and Clamps

FLEXIBLE COPPER EARTH BRAID

TOWER EARTH CLAMPS

STATIC EARTH RECEPTACLE

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Earth Points

SINGLE HOLE EARTH POINT

TWO HOLE EARTH POINT

FOUR HOLE EARTH POINTS

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Bonds and Clamps

COPPER EARTH BAR

BASED EARTH BAR

EARTH BAR WITH SINGLE

DISCONNECTING LINK

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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Earth Points

EARTH BAR WITH TWIN

DISCONNECTING LINK

DISCONNECTING LINK

ACCESSORIES

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 Earthing Protection System
Additional Requirements

FLEXIBLE COPPER BRAID

COMPRESSION LUGS

FLAT
FLATPLATE
PLATEBAR
BAR

See STANDARD DIMENSION for reference code. Shown are standard sizes, other sizes are available upon request.
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 EXOTHERMIC
SEICOWELD SYSTEM

MOULD SPECIFICATION

Grounding Connection Specifications

All grounding connections of copper-copper or copper-stell conductors 10mm2 and larger size shall be
connected with exothermic welding and this is considered as a continuous conductor, as stated in the
note accompanying NEC 250-81, 250-91, 250-113, 250-115 and IEEE Standard 80-1986.

The SEICOWELD Process

The SEICOWELD exothermic welding process is a simple, self contained method of forming high
quality electrical connections. The compact process requires no external power or heat source,
making it completely portable.
SEICOWELD connections are made inside a semi-permanent graphite mould using the high temperature
or powdered copper oxide and aluminum.

Mould Cover
Starting Powder
Weld Powder
Steel Disc
Tap Hole
Graphite Mould
Weld Cavity
Cables

Weld Cavity

The majority of SEICOWELD connections have at least twice the cross sectional area of the conductors
being joined, and an equivalent or greater current carrying capacity. Because the connection is a fu-
sion of high conductivity (high copper contect alloy) it will withstand repeated fault currents, and will not
losen in the way that mechanical connectors can. Due to the alloys very high copper content
(in excess of 90%) is corrosion resistance too.

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MOULD INSPECTION & INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

VERTICAL SPLIT MOULD

Chip in mould parting face
Mould parting face smooth

Disk seat worn

Mould parting face has erosion lines

Tap hole well defined

Chip in weld cavity
Weld cavity well defined
Cable opening worn

GOOD REPLACE

The SEICOWELD connection mould is designed to last for an average of 100 connections. This will very
according to the care given to the mould during use. To determine if a mould should be replaced,
regularly inspect the following checkpoints.

CABLE OPENING
•The Cable should be fit for the hole. A loose fit will cause leakage of weld powder.
•The opening should not be crack or worn out.

WELD CAVITY
•The cavity should be well defined.
•There should be no chips or gouges.

TAP HOLE
•The tap hole should be well defined.

DISK SEAT
•The seat should not be worn or cracked.
• The disk must seat properly.

MOULD PARTING FACE

•The parting face should be cleaned by shop towel or newspaper.
•Wire brush should not be used in cleaning the mould, this will cause defect
and might destroy the mould.

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WELD CONNECTION

MAKING OF SEICOWELD CONNECTION

When making a copper wire connection of ground rod or other material connection, put the SEICOW-
ELD powder into the graphit mould. Just ignite to start the welding process. The result will be clean and
smooth connection surface, which has been field proven. It is also applied for other metal, such as : Iron,
Steel, Railway track, Wrought and Cast Iron, Bronze, Nichrome and Bronze.

SEICOWELD exothermic welding can be used in various applications to have certainly goods
connections in work.
Many projects trust in SEICOWELD such as:
•Lightning and Surge Protection
•Grounding in Electrical Works
•Railway Construction
•Cathodic Construction
•Another High Capacity of Current Supply

SEICOWELD offers different types of mould. There are “One Time Mould” and “Graphite Mould” with
different shapes to suit different welding works.

“ONE TIME MOULD” is made of ceramic suitable for “One off” welding work.

“GRAPHITE MOULD” is made of high quality graphite suitable for high quality welding work and can be
used for several times and which has the following advantages:
• A smooth metal connection that will not loosen or corrode.
• It is not affected by high current surge or over current.
• No need for external welding machine.
• Use only lightweight and cheap equipment.
• Virtually maintenance free.

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SEICO MOULD PARTS AND CROSS-SECTION

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SEICOWELD ACCESSORIES

MOULDS HANDLE CLAMP HANDLE CLAMP (SHC-1)

This is made of graphite block, a
heat resistance material which
normally welds an average of
70 to 100 connections under
normal size.
This is used for opening and clos-
ing the mould. The handle clamp
(HC) are of two types depending on
the mould size
(HC-M & HC-L).
For welding cables on steel pipes,
the handle clamp SHC-1 is
especially designed to fit solid
moulds.

IGNITION LIGHTER CARD CLOTH BRUSH MOULD BRUSH MOULD SCRAPER

For safety and quick
ignition of the starting
powder. Standard flint
replacement are suitable.
(IL)
For easy cleaing of the For cleaning safely the For removing easily the
conductor before welding. inner part of the mould. stages which accumu-
(CCB) (MB) lated the crucible. (MS)

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WELDING INSTRUCTION
Step1: When using insulated cables,
remove first 150mm of the isolation
of the conductor and all the dust and
oxydes is to cleaned properly by mould
brush, and/or cardcloth brush.
Step4: Close the mould with the
handle clamp and put the STEEL DISC
on the taphole, the conical side of the
disc should be at the bottom.
Step7: Ignite the flint ignitor from
aside the ignition powder. Pull away
the flint ignitor once it ignited to avoid
damage.
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Step2: Preheat the welding mould with
a welding torch or ignite a box of weld
powder in order to remove the mois-
ture before starting the first weld.
Step5: Pour the weld powder, which
is on the upper portion of the powder
box, into the crucible.
Step8: After one minute, separate the
two arms of the handle clamp to open
completely the mould in order for the
welded parts tube to be removed. Extra
care should be taken so as not to dam-
age the mould.
Step3: Connect the handle clamp to
the hole and separate the two arms to
open the mould, then fit the conduc-
tors and leave 5-6mm gap on the other
conductor.
Step6: On the bottom of the powder
canister, you can see the ignition pow-
der, put it on the lip of the crucible and
on the top of the weld powder for easy
ignition.
Step9: Clean completely the mould
by using mould scraper and by mould
brush,m you can continue welding as
long as the mould is still warm.
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INFORMATION

EXOTHERMIC WELDING MOULDS are designed and manufactured to fit different type and size of Cop-
per Conductors, Earth Rods and Concrete Steel Rebars. Above are the following conductor selection,
any other type or size not mentioned can be provided, just give us your details.

HOW TO ORDER:
Choose the appropriate required connection from our SEICOWELD Connection Chart. Check your run
cable size. The cell wherein the two selection meet, shows the powder size needed to carry out the
connections.

Example: If you require CABLE to CABLE (Straight Horizontal) with 35mm2 and 150mm2 Conductor,
You have to order as follows:

1) CC - L 150 35 (Mould Catalogue No.)

2) P - 90 (Powder Catalogue No.)

See table for clarification.

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Cable to Cable Connection

ONE SIDE HORIZONTAL (CP-AR) TEE TOP HORIZONTAL (CP-T)

CROSS SIDE HORIZONTAL (CP-TS) STRAIGHT VERTICAL (CP-V)

ONE SIDE VERTICAL (CP-VS) VERTICAL PARALLEL (PP-V)

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Cable to Cable Connection

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Cable to Rod / Rod to Rod Connection

STRAIGHT HORIZONTAL (CC-L) DOUBLE HORIZONTAL (CC-DPH)

TEE HORIZONTAL (CC-TH) HORIZONTAL CROSS (CC-X)

TEE VERTICAL (CC-TV) HORIZONTAL CROSS TAP (CC-XS)

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Exothermic Weld System
Cable to Rod / Rod to Rod Connection

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Cable to Concrete Steel Re-Bar Connection

HORIZONTAL CROSS TAP (CR-XS) TEE HORIZONTAL (CR-TH)

SINGLE PARALLEL (CR-TP) CROSS VERTICAL (CR-PV)

TEE VERTICAL (R-TL) CROSS SIDE HORIZONTAL (R-PH)

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Exothermic Weld System
Cable to Concrete Steel Re-Bar Connection

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Cable to Steel Surface and Cable to Steel Pipe Connection

STRAIGHT INCLINED SINGLE HORIZONTAL SINGLE DESCENDING

(CH-TF) (CH-TH) (CH-VI)

DOUBLE VERTICAL VERTICAL PARALLEL CROSS VERTICAL (CR-PV)

(CH-TVD/CH-TVI) (CH-PVV)

ONE SIDE SINGLE (CH-PVH) SINGLE ASCENDING (CH-VS) SINGLE PIPE HORIZONTAL
(CT-TH)

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Exothermic Weld System
Cable to Steel Surface and Cable to Steel Pipe Connection

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Cable to Busbar Connection

STRAIGHT INCLINED
(CH-TF)

CROSS VERTICAL (CR-PV)

SINGLE DESCENDING
(CH-VI)

ONE SIDE SINGLE (CH-PVH)

SINGLE HORIZONTAL
(CH-TH)

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Cable to Busbar Connection

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Busbar to Busb ar Connection

STRAIGHT HEIGHT TEE HORIZONTAL ANGLE VERTICAL

(PL-LV) (PL-TH) PL-ARI)

STRAIGHT VERTICAL UPSIDE DOWN TEE VERTICAL (PL-TV)

(PL-V) (PL-TS)

CROSS HORIZONTAL (PL-X) STRAIGHT WIDTH (PL-LH) BRANCH HEIGHT (PL-DP)

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Exothermic Weld System
Busbar to Busb ar Connection

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