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Mounting transformer to concrete floor.
For units with ratings above 500kva to 2500kva a typical concrete base would be 8 ft x 9 ft and 10 in.
Bolts are much stronger in stretch than shear.
Mounting the unit on a platform that has less mass than the transformer will make the platform serve as a sounding board just like the body of a violin.
The side to side motion of a transformer can hammer on the bolt and shear it off.
The good thing is that the connections are beneath the chassis and away from prying fingers.
In the case of plinth installations the block is.
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If it goes on the floor place it on a solid foundation clear of incidental water and other corrosive materials.
A square oblong hole is required in the chassis and then 4 mounting holes through which the mounting bolts supplied pass.
The hanging transformer and its suspension will give in a shaker where the bolts on the floor mounted transformer shear off because it is more rigid.
It s good to install floor mounted transformers on low concrete pads or housekeeping pads added on top of the floor.
Learn how to install different types of anchors in concrete and brick using a hammer drill.
For installation on a structural frame wall ceiling or column.
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Wherever you locate the transformer mount it as though it will always be there.
Use the flexible mounting technique employing special vibration dampeners.
The last variety of mounting is the shrouds with feet.
Even mounting the unit a distance that is an exact multiple of the 120 hz wavelength from a solid reflective surface may reinforce the sound waves causing the transformer to seem louder than.
For pad mount transformers with ratings of 75kva through 500kva a typical concrete base would be 5 1 2 x 6 1 2 ft.
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Floor mount vibration isolators from grainger help improve machine and equipment performance as deflections increase.
If your electrical transformer is to be installed inside or on top of a building careful provisions and.