Droppers

Learning Objectives:
 A Brief about Droppers

 Special Dropper Arrangement

 Rigid Dropper

 Dropper Schedule For Regulated OHE

With Equal Encumbrance
A fitting used in overhead equipment construction
for supporting the contact wire from catenary.

Catenary Wire

h
Contact Wire
h – PRE SAG
Droppers

Rail Level
 Catenary Wire

h
Contact Wire
h – PRE SAG
Droppers

Rail Level
Dropper
Dropper
 The standard arrangement of droppers assembly
shall be as per drawing No.
ETI/OHE/P/1190.

 The general distribution of droppers on an OHE

span shall be as per drawing No.
ETI/OHE/G/00161.

 The arrangement of OHE span should be

designed in such a way that standard droppers
are used.
Dropper Schedule for Regulated OHE with
Equal Encumbrance 1.40/1.40m
 Special Dropper Arrangement

 The special arrangement of dropper as shown

in Drg. No. ETI/OHE/P/1400 may be
followed in exceptional cases wherever
unavoidable.

 The arrangement of the dropper to be adopted

on the through girder bridges as shown in
Drg. No. ETI/OHE/P/1410, where the OHE
is supported on member of girder bridge.
 Rigid Dropper

 Adoption of rigid dropper (made of

contact wire only) should be avoided as
far as practicable.
 It should not be adopted, at all on main
running lines.
DROPPER SCHEDULE FOR REGULATED OHE WITH EQUAL ENCUMBRANCE
FOR 50mm PRE SAG
SPAN (In No. Of Dropper Lengths (in mm)
Metres) Droppers D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
72.00 9 1272 985 702 532 475
67.50 8 1280 940 713 600 -
63.00 8 1280 1044 817 704 -
58.50 7 - 1296 1013 743 786
54.00 7 - 1305 1102 932 876
49.50 6 - 1313 1086 972 -
45.00 6 - 1321 1161 1048 -
40.50 5 - - 1329 1159 1102
36.00 5 - - 1337 1220 1163
31.50 4 - - 1345 1232 -
27.00 4 - - 1353 1279 -
22.50 3 - - - 1361 1305
DROPPER SCHEDULE FOR REGULATED OHE WITH EQUAL ENCUMBRANCE
FOR 100mm PRE SAG
SPAN No. Of Dropper Lengths (in mm)
(In metres) Droppers D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
72.00 9 1273 980 767 617 566
67.50 9 1281 1018 778 678 -
63.00 8 1288 1071 870 770 -
58.50 7 - 1298 1046 896 845
54.00 7 - 1305 1126 975 925
49.50 6 - 1313 1086 1011 -
45.00 6 - 1321 1161 1079 -
40.50 5 - - 1329 1178 1128
36.00 5 - - 1337 1233 1183
31.50 4 - - 1345 1245 -
27.00 4 - - 1353 1287 -
22.50 3 - - - 1362 1311
18.00 3 1370 1342
 MATERIAL HARD DRAWN
COPPER IS 282 /1982
Small Large
Dia ( mm) 5 7
Area (SQ mm) 19.64 38.48
Wt (Kg/m) 0.1746 0.3421

Dropper Spacing First & Last : 2.25m

Intermediate Between First & Second :

9 m for Span = 9N+4.5

6.75 m for Span = 9N
Dropper Schedule For
Uninsulated Overlap
Spans

Dropper Schedule For

Insulated Overlap Spans
Summary :
 A Brief about Droppers

 Special Dropper Arrangement

 Rigid Dropper

 Dropper Schedule For

Regulated OHE With Equal
Encumbrance
Earth the OHE one span
away from working place
and provide earthing
clamp on the mast.
Check that the mast to rail
bond is intact.