Surge Arresters

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Storm Trapper® HSE High Energy 5-Jaw
120/208 VAC Service Entrance MOV Surge
Arrester Installation Instructions S235-17-2
CONTENTS
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
INSTALLATION IN RINGLESS METER SOCKET . . . .2
INSTALLATION IN RING TYPE METER SOCKET . . . .3
Storm Trapper® HSE

GENERAL ! DANGER
HIGH VOLTAGE

The Storm Trapper HSE High Energy 5-Jaw Service ON ALL EXPOSED
METAL SURFACES.

Entrance MOV surge arrester is designed to provide

overvoltage protection at 120/208 VAC service
entrances. All protective components are housed in an
industry standard meter socket adapter. This enclosure
is designed for fast, safe, installation between the watt- CURRENT-LIMITING CURRENT-LIMITING
hour meter and the meter socket. FUSE FUSE

CAUTION: This arrester should be installed

only by personnel familiar with good safety
practice and the handling of high-voltage electrical
equipment. These instructions are not intended to
supersede or replace existing safety and operating
procedures. Where applicable, the requirements of
national and/or local codes and insurance underwriters UV STABILIZED
must be fulfilled. POLYMER
HOUSING
LED
INDICATOR

CAUTION: Always handle surge arrester –

packed or unpacked – very carefully. Do not
drop, jar, or handle an arrester roughly. Dropping,
jarring, and/or rough handling may damage the
arrester internally and/or externally, making it
incapable of adequately protecting the apparatus or
circuit on which it is to be installed or it may shorten
the service life of the arrester significantly.

WARNING: Never install a damaged

arrester. A damaged arrester may
misoperate violently, causing severe personal injury
and property damage.

GROUND GROUND
CAUTION: Do not install an arrester if the TAB TAB
type, voltage, and MCOV data are not
exactly the same on the nameplate and the carton
label because the arrester may be incapable of Figure 1.
adequately protecting the circuit on which it is to be Illustration of 5-Jaw Storm Trapper HSE High Energy
installed. Service Entrance MOV Surge Arrester.

These instructions do not claim to cover all details or variations in the equipment, procedure, or process described, nor to provide
directions for meeting every contingency during installation, operation, or maintenance. When additional information is desired to
satisfy a problem not covered sufficiently for the user’s purpose, please contact your Cooper Power Systems sales engineer.

May 1996 • New Issue • © 1996 Cooper Industries, Inc. 1

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Storm Trapper® HSE High Energy 5-Jaw 120/208 VAC
Service Entrance MOV Surge Arrester Installation Instructions

INSTALLATION IN A RINGLESS Step 2.

METER SOCKET
INSTALLING THE ARRESTER IN THE METER
Step 1. SOCKET
■ To prevent accidental contact with energized parts, a
service cutoff cap or the watt-hour meter should be
REMOVAL OF WATT-HOUR FROM THE placed over the face of the Storm Trapper HSE prior
METER SOCKET to installation in the meter socket.
■ Remove the meter seal from the cover latch.
■ Before installing the Storm Trapper HSE the two
■ Rotate the cover latch and remove the cover of the
ground tabs should be bent slightly outward to
meter socket. ensure solid contact with the meter socket.
■ Remove the watt-hour meter from the socket jaws.
■ With the LED indicator in the six o'clock position,
center the arrester in the meter socket so that all five
jaw blades are seated over the corresponding jaw
opening.
■ Firmly press the Storm Trapper HSE blades into the
meter socket jaws, making sure the arrester is fully
seated.
■ Replace, close, and latch shut the meter socket cover.
■ Install and secure a new meter seal on the cover latch.

Figure 2.
Removing the cover to the meter socket.

Figure 3.
Fully installed and secured Storm Trapper HSE in the
meter socket.

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Step 3.
RE-INSTALLING THE WATT-HOUR METER
■ Center the watt-hour meter over the Storm Trapper
HSE so the jaw blades are seated over the
corresponding jaw openings of the arrester.
■ Firmly push the watt-hour meter into place so the
blades are fully inserted into the jaw openings of the
arrester.
■ Secure the watt-hour meter to the Storm Trapper
HSE with a locking ring placed over the interface
between the arrester and the meter.
■ Install and secure a new meter seal to the locking ring.
■ Before leaving the site:
– Verify that the arrester is functional by observing
that the LED is illuminated.
– Verify that the watt-hour meter is operating.
– Check that all meter seals are in place and secured.
Figure 4.
Fully installed Storm Trapper HSE and watt-hour meter in
a ringless meter socket.
S235-17-2
INSTALLATION IN A RING TYPE
METER SOCKET
Step 1.
REMOVAL OF WATT-HOUR METER FROM THE
METER SOCKET.
■ Remove the meter seal and locking ring that secures
the watt-hour meter to the meter socket.
■ Remove the watt-hour meter from the meter socket.
Step 2.
INSTALLING THE ARRESTER IN THE METER
SOCKET.
■ To prevent accidental contact with energized parts, a
service cutoff cap or the watt-hour meter should be
placed over the face of the Storm Trapper HSE prior
to installation in the meter socket.
■ Before installing the Storm Trapper HSE the two
ground tabs should be bent slightly outward to
ensure solid contact with the meter socket.
■ With the LED indicator in the six o'clock position,
center the arrester so that all five jaw blades are
seated over the corresponding socket jaw openings.
■ Firmly press the Storm Trapper HSE blades into the
meter socket jaws, making sure the arrester is fully
seated.
■ Secure the Storm Trapper HSE to the meter socket
with a locking ring.
■ Install and secure a meter seal to the locking ring.
Figure 5.
Storm Trapper HSE installed and secured in a ring type
meter socket.
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Service Entrance MOV Surge Arrester Installation Instructions Cooper Industries

Step 3.
RE-INSTALLING THE WATT-HOUR METER.
■ Center the watt-hour meter over the Storm Trapper
HSE so the jaw blades are seated over the
corresponding jaw openings of the arrester.
■ Firmly push the watt-hour meter into place so the
blades are fully inserted into the jaw openings in the
arrester.
■ Secure the watt-hour meter to the Storm Trapper
HSE with a locking ring placed over the interface
between the arrester and the meter.
■ Install and secure a new meter seal to the locking
ring.
■ Before leaving the site:
– Verify that the arrester is functional by observing
that the LED is illuminated.
– Verify that the watt-hour meter is operating.
– Check that all meter seals are in place and secured.

Figure 6.
Fully installed Storm Trapper HSE and watt-hour meter in
a ring type meter socket.

Storm Trapper® is a registered trademark of Cooper Industries, Inc.

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