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  1. General Specifications:
    1. Product: BW4 Series, manufactured by Zip Cable Tray Systems (Division of RangeRack Inc.) (1-866-818-0299, 514-428-1191, info@ziptray.ca), 100-C Hymus Boulevard, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9R 1E4, Canada.
    2. The cable tray shall be ladder style, ventilated, or solid bottom, non-painted aluminum.
    3. The cable tray shall be cCSAus approved Class C/3M as per CSA/NEMA standard C22.2 no.126.1-09 and have a maximum load rating of 97 kg/m, 65 lbs/ft.
    4. The cable tray shall be classified by UL to NEC (2011 Edition), NEMA VE 1 and ANSI/NFPA 70 and be suitable for use as an equipment grounding connector.
    5. The minimum cross-sectional area of the cable tray shall be 1.3in² (839mm²)
    6. The width of the cable tray shall be (6" (150mm), 9" (225mm), 12" (300mm), 18" (450mm), 24" (600mm), 30" (750mm) or 36" (900mm)).
    7. For ladder style, the rung spacing shall be (6" (150mm), 9" (225mm) or 12" (300mm)).
    8. The standard length of each cable tray shall be (10'-0" (3048mm).
    9. The cable tray shall be supported at a maximum of every (eg: 60" (1500mm) or 120" (3050mm)).
  2. Intersections
    1. For locations where the cable tray will intersect, use (radiused fittings or "Mini" fittings).
    2. Radiused fittings (if applicable) shall have a minimum radius of (12" (300mm) or 24" (600mm)).
  3. Siderail
    1. The side rails shall be provided with a continuous open channel with a dimension of 7/8" (22mm) wide and 1-5/8" (41mm) high. This is to allow for the acceptance of spring nuts to facilitate the no-drilling installation of accessories (eg: couplings, hanger angles, etc).
    2. The cable tray siderail shall be made of extruded aluminum alloy 6063.
    3. The nominal height of the siderail shall be 4" (100mm)
    4. The loading depth shall be 3-1/4" (83mm).
  4. Rung
    1. The rungs shall be made of extruded aluminum alloy 66081 (or its equivalent 6063-T54), have rounded edges and be a continuous open channel with a dimension of 1-9/16" (40mm) wide and 11/16" (17mm) high.
    2. The channel style rung shall accommodate the use of pipe clamps to secure pipes or cables and allow for the acceptance of spring nuts.
    3. The rungs shall have slotted holes with a dimension of ¼" (6mm) wide and ¾" (19mm) long and be on 1" (25mm) increments to facilitate the use of tie wraps to secure cables.
    4. Every second rung shall be inverted to allow for underside mounting of conduit or cable with pipe clamps or spring nuts.
    5. The rungs shall be welded in the lower corners to eliminate having welds in the area where cables shall be run.
  5. Accessories
    1. Accessories shall be used only as recommended by the manufacturer.
    2. All accessories shall be made from aluminum.
    3. The cable tray shall be suspended using the (BA310 hanger angle-standard, BA313 hanger angle-heavy duty, CSB hanger bracket, CCT centre hanger or CCX centre support bracket).
    4. Splice connections shall be made with the (BA320 standard or BA321 heavy duty) connector.
    5. In locations where the end of the cable tray needs to be secured to the wall, (2 x BA302 angles, 2 x BA308 angles, 1 x BA5 Series side-wall bracket, or 1 x BA6 Series end-wall bracket) shall be used.
    6. It (is or is not) necessary to install cable hangers on the siderail of the cable tray to isolate the ground cable(s). If required, use the (small BA346-XX-XX or large BA347-XX-XX) cable hanger with a maximum spacing of every 18" (450mm).
    7. It (is or is not) necessary to close exposed ends of the cable tray using BA4 Series tray end.
    8. It (is or is not) necessary to provide BA13 Series solid bottom tray sheets.
    9. It (is or is not) necessary to provide BA16 Series dividers.
    10. It (is or is not) necessary to provide BA18 Series solid covers.
    11. It (is or is not) necessary to electrically isolate the hanger angles (eg: BA313 hanger angle-large) (if required) with nylon shoulder washers (eg: BB981).