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Covered-Conductor Hardware That Stays on the Jacket
Covered conductor is now a West Coast OH rebuild material. The attachment hardware often is not. Most lines are still strung over separate rollers, then tied or clamped with fittings borrowed from bare ACSR. Jackets get scuffed. Turns become two dead-ends. Covering is cut so yesterday’s tap can bite metal.
Two ENSTO attachments change that work. The SO183S.6 suspension clamp is the stringing pulley and the permanent support. It is catalogued for 15 kV covered conductor, 1/0–500 AWG, and running angles to 90°. The helical tie sits on the jacket at tangent structures and installs without tools. Used as a pair — tie on the tangent, clamp on the angle — the covering stays intact and the structure stays simple.
That is not a GO 95 approval and not a substitute for a utility material review. It is the next construction question on a covered-conductor program. Please call Honn to discuss this.
Learn how the LaMarche LMBMS2 can improve battery reliability, streamline maintenance, and support NERC compliance across your substation fleet.
Substation battery systems are critical to the reliability of protection, control, and communications equipment. The new LaMarche LMBMS2 Battery Monitoring System helps utilities take a proactive approach to battery maintenance by continuously monitoring the health and performance of every battery cell in the string. Designed specifically for utility station DC applications, the LMBMS2 provides automated monitoring of cell voltage, temperature, internal resistance, connection resistance, string current, and overall battery condition. Integrated alarm notification and support for Modbus, DNP3, and SNMP communications allow seamless connection to existing SCADA and monitoring platforms. By identifying deteriorating cells and high-resistance connections before they become failures, the LMBMS2 helps improve system reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and support NERC PRC-005 compliance programs.
For utilities seeking greater visibility into battery performance and early warning of potential problems, the LMBMS2 delivers a powerful, utility-grade monitoring solution
Utility Identification Products Division of Johnny’s Signs
Johnny’s Signs (johnnysigns.com), based in Bedford, Indiana and established in 1938, manufactures durable, custom identification products built to customer specifications, drawings, samples, spreadsheets, and existing layouts. Their Utility Identification Products Division specializes in signs, labels, tags, panels, decals, and markers designed for the demanding environments of electric utilities.
Key product categories include:
- Switchgear / switch panel labels (UV-stable ABS with reflective vinyl)
- Engraved ID tags and labels (custom shapes, sequential numbering, adhesive options)
- Reflective aluminum signs and substation ID panels (UV-laminated for long-term outdoor durability)
- Phase markers (UV-resistant materials for utility and substation use)
- Magnetic signs, temporary/Coroplast signs, styrene signs
- Vinyl decals, inspection labels, and lockout tags
These products support critical identification needs across distribution and transmission lines, transmission and distribution substations, generation facilities (gas, hydro, solar, wind), pad-mount equipment, and underground vault applications. Capabilities include sequential numbering, asset/pole/equipment IDs, barcode options, reflective materials, and production from customer-supplied data or samples.
Honn’s long-standing relationships and technical knowledge in the region position us to help utilities improve safety, asset tracking, compliance, and operational efficiency with these high-quality, custom-manufactured solutions.
For more information, product details, or a quote based on your existing specifications, contact Honn at (707) 455-0241 or visit our website. We look forward to supporting your utility identification requirements with Johnny’s Signs.
Custom Equipment Shelters
Fiberglass shelters, custom fiberglass equipment enclosures, and larger fiberglass buildings.
- Shelters of any size, any color and with any components.
- Prefabricated shelters are engineered to order and built according to specification.
- An American-based manufacturer with decades of combined experience in designing and manufacturing fiberglass shelters.
- Engineered (PE stamped) designs.
- Industry-leading 25 year warranty.
- If it was built by Shelter Works, it was Built for Life.
Email us or call us at 707-455-0241 to learn more about this product.
A Pioneer In Innovative Switchgear Solutions
Disconnect and Power Generation Switches
Disconnect Switches
- Vertical break & folding vertical break switches
- Center side break, single side break, & double side break switches
- Semi-pantograph, hookstick, grounding, & indoor tilt switches
- Motor, manual wormgear, manual swing hand operators
Motor Operated Generator Switches
- Heavy duty, motor operated generator switches
- Heavy duty motor operator
Email us or call us at 707-455-0241 to learn more about these products.
Arcteq Arc Flash Quenching Systems
Tech4 Arcteq Arc Flash Quenching Systems ELIMINATE the need for all arc-rated PPE clothing.
See the Tech 4 Arc Quencher System in Action. Click on the video below.
- Why “redirect” or “vent” when you can ELIMINATE?
- The ultimate solution for mitigating arc flash hazards.
- Minimizes damage to critical equipment assets.
- Meets IEEE C37.20.7-2007 Arc Resistant Switchgear requirements.
- Protects both switchgear and downstream assets such as MCCs.
- Guaranteed low-voltage arc quenching in 6 milliseconds.
- Guaranteed medium-voltage (up to 15 kV) arc quenching in 6 milliseconds.
- Less than 1.2 calories per cm² incident energy at the Working Distance.
- Available in both new and retrofit applications – UL Listed.
Email us or call us at 707-455-0241 to learn more about this product.
Circuit Breaker Analyzer
OMICRON’s CIBANO 500 is a 3-in-1 test system for medium- and high-voltage circuit breakers. It combines a digital micro-ohmmeter, timing analyzer, and a coil and motor power supply.
The CIBANO 500 allows asset managers to efficiently perform all the important circuit breaker measurements, such as timing, static and dynamic contact resistance, travel, coil current, or motor current – on breakers of all voltage levels. Its extensive capabilities and efficient test methods for testing high voltage breakers are widely known.
What is more, with its internal voltage/current power supply it can also verify breaker performance during special conditions, such as overvoltage, undervoltage or low DC supply.
Its globally unique connection technology reduces the wiring effort and time required up to 50%. In addition, OMICRON’s Primary Test Manager™ (PTM) Software and the included circuit breaker testing library (CBTL) ensure convenient operation and deliver one clear, combined report for all the tests performed.
Key Features
- 3-in-1 system: digital micro-ohmmeter, timing analyzer, and AC/DC power supply
- One system for medium-voltage or high-voltage circuit breakers with live-tank, dead-tank or GIS-design
- Low wiring connection effort
- One clear report for all tests
- Circuit Breaker Testing Library (CBTL)
- Lightweight test system (20 kg / 44.1 lbs)
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Float Current Monitoring – an industry first
The La Marche Battery Float Current Monitor (FCM) is a battery monitoring device that measures a Battery’s Float Current Charging/Discharging Currents & Battery Voltage. Float Current is how much the battery draws from a charger when it is fully charged, simply to maintain a full state of charge. The Float Current level is a good indicator of the battery’s condition.
FCM assists in compliance with NERC PRC-005-6 and TPL-001-5 as it helps in determining the state of health (SOH) of the battery & state of charge (SOC) and in detecting the first signs of battery aging or thermal runaways.
High Resolution Battery Current Sensing
- Float Current (with an accuracy in the single digit milli-Amp range)
- Battery Charging & Discharging Current
Battery Voltage Sensing
- Reports to the A77 Battery Charger via
Isolated CAN Bus Interface
- Real-Time Data on LCD
- Real-Time Data over SCADA Communications
- Data Logging on Micro SD
Email us or call us at 707-455-0241 to learn more!