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Pillar boxes are nodes in the electricity supply grid that connect feeders from transformers to distributor cables. There are two types: feeder pillar boxes connect feeders to distributors, and distributor pillar boxes connect distributor cables. Feeder pillars are installed for industrial, township, housing societies, and lighting applications and may have 4, 6 or 8 ways. The detailed specifications describe the steel construction of outdoor LT electrical pillar boxes, including dimensions, doors, cable entry points, and epoxy paint coating.

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Pillar boxes are nodes in the electricity supply grid that connect feeders from transformers to distributor cables. There are two types: feeder pillar boxes connect feeders to distributors, and distributor pillar boxes connect distributor cables. Feeder pillars are installed for industrial, township, housing societies, and lighting applications and may have 4, 6 or 8 ways. The detailed specifications describe the steel construction of outdoor LT electrical pillar boxes, including dimensions, doors, cable entry points, and epoxy paint coating.

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Pillar Box Pillar Boxes are nodes in the supply circuit around a service region.

These are placed at the junction points in the electricity supply circuit grid spanning the region. There are 2 types of Pillar Boxes: Feeder & Distributor Pillar Boxes. Feeder Pillar Boxes are where feeders from transformers connect to the distributors & Distributor Pillar Boxes are where the distributor cables connect to the other distributor cables. The Feeder Pillars are installed for industrial, township, housing societies, and lighting applications. Distribution Feeder Pillars may be 4Way, 6-Way or 8-way.It contains copper bars with fuse arrangements.

DETAILED SPECIFICATION OF THE OUTDOOR LT ELECTRICAL PILLAR BOXES: The Pillar box shall be made up of 14 SWG steel sheet in all sides and 10 SWG in Top side having the size of 1250 mm width, 1500 mm height and 500mm depth, two hinged door on front and back side with panel key type and pad locking type. All the four corners are supported by 500 mm height MS frame by 75 mm x 75 mm x 8 mm MS L angles. The bottom plate of the box shall be detachable and shall knockout holes for entering 2 Nos. 3 Core x 400 Sq.mm. UG Cable and 4 Nos. 3 Core x 185 Sq.mm. UG cable. The top of the pillar box shall be of tapered shape and the box shall be totally water proof confirming to IP 54. The box shall be coated with epoxy painted having the color of grey epoxy paint with danger sticker (i.e.) Skull and Bones with Danger 440 Volts on front and back sides.

KEY POINTS Each cable from transformer (LT) are connected to bottom of feeder. A fuse connects bottom and top rated 500 amperes. Top is connected to the bus bar. To the busbar is connected top of distributor. The top and bottom of distributor connected via 300 amp fuse. The bottom connected to distribution cable. There may be linker pillar supplying to feeder of other pillar boxes . Fuse here is also rated 500 amp. There are 4 busbars. 3 for the 3 phases R,Y and B. and 1 for neutral. Four earthings are done on 4 sides of pillar box with GI wires. 2 earthings connected to the body of pillar box and other connected to neutral busbar.(In CESC neutral is always earthed) For higher rated transformers current of Lt may be 600 amp or more. In this case it is spitted into 2 LTs each about 300 amp providing to feeder of 2 separate pillar box. Sometimes due to space problems separate pillar box is not an option. Here in a single pillar box bus bar is spitted into 2. Each busbar has its separate feeder.

Thimbles These are used to connect the cable ends to a busbar, pillar box, meter box etc. i.e. to terminate a cable. The thimbles are placed over the cable end so that the conductor core touches the thimble & the hole at the flat portion is then used to connect to another part of the circuit. To the left is a

diagram of the various sizes of thimbles used in practice. The materials used to make these thimbles are ensured to have high durability, tensile strength & most importantly a high conductivity.

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