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Hazardous area interfaces, Enclosures
News Release from: Fibox | Subject: Fibox EK range
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 August 2006
Fibox still on patrol along M6 toll road
The Fibox high impact resistant, polycarbonate enclosures supplied to house control gear for a total of 221 lighting units on the M6 relief Toll road have proved robust and maintenance free
In December 2003, Fibox supplied a range of high impact resistant, polycarbonate enclosures to house control gear for a total of 221 lighting units situated along the entire stretch of the now established M6 relief Toll road The Fibox EK range of enclosures was specified by the Atkins Highways electrical contractor H Woodbine, who built and installed the lighting termination boxes and consumer units on the overhead gantries which span the motorway, giving motorists vital routing information
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 22 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Being able to turn off lights separately is a critical factor for both essential maintenance and safe operation of the units.
As well as being incredibly robust, the Fibox EK enclosure range is IP67 rated and comes with an enormous range of accessories and fittings - covers, hinges, internal mountings, DIN rails, glands and cable entry systems, and because they are constructed from polycarbonate they are also entirely rustproof, and maintenance free.
Fibox EK TH enclosures were selected to form the basis of these individual termination boxes, which house automatic cut out devices, and double pole MCBs, which are connected to every light on the gantry.
H Woodbine, working on behalf of the main contractor CAMBBA (The Carillon, Alfred McAlpine, Belfour Beatty and Amec Consortium) also used Fibox EK UH enclosures to house the electronics and electrical components required to control the lighting functions on each of the 36 individual gantries.
Now after being installed for almost 3 years; operating in rain, frost, snow and sometimes blistering sunshine, these enclosures have proved completely reliable and have demonstrated themselves totally maintenance free, during each routine inspection period, making the Fibox EK range ideal for trackside, motorway or gantry mounted electrical equipment, where service access is restricted during heavy traffic periods.
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