CCI Introduces ClampStar Units

CCI announces the addition of “CSS” ClampStar units for Deadend and Suspension Clamp applications. Made with a single rail, the new version installs in minutes – similar to the traditional ClampStar splice installation. The CSS “Single Rail” units, ...

Amy Fischbach

Jan. 27, 2011

The CSS “Single Rail” units, fully restore electrical integrity, completely eliminating any current/temperature restrictions on the connectors they protect. Installed easily on energized lines, ClampStar is the fastest, most economical means to repair failing connectors or uprate existing lines to higher ampacity by eliminating concerns over connector integrity – the “weak link” in thermal uprate projects.

With the exclusive ClampStar safety tether, mechanical integrity can also be restored on aged deadends or suspension clamps where a high percentage of conductor stranding has broken due to vibration and fatigue.

Contact:

North American Classic Connectors, Inc.

www.ClassicConnectors.com

About the Author

Amy Fischbach

Field Editor

Amy Fischbach is the field editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission & Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].