STRINGING

CHECK FORMAT

Name of the line: 765KV D/C (HEXA-ZEBRA) ANGUL – JHARSUGUDA (TW-02)

Name of the Execution Agency: M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

SECTION……………….. LOC. No. From…………. To…………

ITEM CHECKED RESULT OBSERVATION IF

A) PRE – STRINGING CHECKS:

1) Back filling of soil and revetment / Benching Yes / No

Wherever required is done.

2) Towers are tightened properly and all the Yes / No

Members Nut / Bolts are provided.

3) Trees in the corridor removed to facilitate Yes / No

Smooth stringing.

4) All the materials, tested T&P, safety Yes / No

Equipments and relevant drawings available for
Stringing.

5) Shutdown of Power line / Railway block if Yes / No

Required, is arranged.

6) Necessary Protection / scaffolding / warning Yes / No

Signals provided for Railway / Power line /
P&T line / Road Crossing.

7) Tower vulnerable for one side load is Yes / No

Guyed properly.

8) Tower footing resistance is within permissible Yes / No

Limit of 10 ohms.

B) PAYING OUT OF EARTH WIRE

1) Work is being carried out with full safety Yes / No

Measures as per guide line.

2) Travelling rounds are provided. Yes / No

3) All pulleys fixed on towers for paying Yes / No

Out are moving freely.
4) Effective communication exists through Yes / No
Walkie – talkie and through persons on towers

5) Earth wire is being constantly checked as it is Yes / No

Unwound. Damaged portion, if any, is removed.

6) Necessary arrangement have been provided to Yes / No

Avoid rubbing of earth wire against hard ground.

7) Necessary details of earth wire, M.S.Joints Yes / No

Recorded as per Annexure CF – I & CF – II.

C) PAYING OUT OF CONDUCTOR

1) Work is being carried out with full safety Yes / No

Measures as per guide line.

2) Tensioner / puller are properly placed, firmly Yes / No

Anchored and earthed.

3) Conductor drums are placed properly to Yes / No

Avoid bird caging.

4) Sequence of paying out is such that to Yes / No

Avoid unbalancing of load on tower.

5) Details of insulators and fitting are recorded Yes / No

As per Annexure CF – III & CF – IV

6) Travellers are fixed on towers are moving Yes / No

Freely

7) Effective communication exists through Yes / No

Walkie – talkie and through persons on towers

8) Paying out is carried out as per approved Yes / No

Drum schedule.

9) Proper arrangements made to avoid Yes / No

Rubbing of conductor on ground / hard surfaces.

10) Details of conductor, M.S.Joints / Repair sleeve Yes / No

Is recorded as per Annexure CF – I & CF – II.

11) Conductor is checked continuously as it is Yes / No

Unwound for drum. Damaged portion, if any, is removed.

D) FINAL SAGGING & TENSIONING OF EARTH WIRE & CONDUCTOR

1) Sag board is fixed correctly after taking into Yes / No

Account length of suspension clamp / fittings
2) No. Of sag boards fixed in a section as per Yes / No
Technical specification

3) Sag is measured correctly at prevailing Yes / No

Temperature details recorded as per annexure. CF – V

4) Sag mismatch is within permissible limits Yes / No

Of 40mm as checked with theodolite.

5) After measuring sag, marking / cutting of Yes / No

Earth wire / conductor is done correctly to
Fix tension clamp / fittings

6) Details of tension clamp / fitting are recorded Yes / No

As per annexure CF – VI, CF III & IV.

E) CLIPPING OF EARTHWIRE / CONDUCTOR

1) For clipping, the marking is done correctly so Yes / No

That suspension clamp / fitting hangs exactly equal.

2) Before clipping of conductor, Proper earthing is Yes / No

Provided.

3) Following line material provided as per Yes / No

Specification Details recorded as given below.

a) Suspension clamp of earth wire and conductor Yes / No

As per annexure CF – IV & VI

b) Vibration damper for earth wire and conductor Yes / No

As per annexure CF – VII

c) Spacer / spacer damper / Jumper spacer Yes / No

As per annexure CF – VIII

d) Jumper for earth wire and conductor Yes / No

As per annexure CF – IV & VI

e) Pilot fitting, wherever necessary Yes / No

As per annexure CF – III & IV

4) Sag / tension again measured after clipping and Yes / No

Found Ok. Details recorded as per Annexure. CF – V
5) Transposition has done as per specification. Details Yes / No
Of line materials recorded properly.

6) All line materials provided as per approved Yes / No

Drawings and specification

7) Jumpers tightened properly. Live material Yes / No

Clearances are as per specification.

8) Minimum Ground clearance, clearance over Yes / No

Power line / Railway line / River crossing are
as per specification.

Certificate: Stringing is completed in all respects.

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 ANNEXURE CF – I
DETAILS OF EARTHWIRE / CONDUCTOR

1. MAKE:
2. Batch No:
3. Quantity and Location:

Length Paid between

Length Phase /
S.No. Drum No Marked on From To Loc Remarks
Paid Wire No.
Drum Loc No No

1. There is no damage to earth wire / conductor before or during stringing. Strands are in perpendicular
position.

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 ANNEXURE CF – II
DETAILS OF M.S. JOINT FOR EARTHWIRE / CONDUCTOR AND REPAIR SLEEVE FOR
CONDUCTOR
1. MAKE:
2. Batch No:
3. Quantity and Location:

S.No. Between Loc. No Phase / Wire No. Remarks

1. Dimension Recorded as per Ann.CF – IX

2. M.S. Joint has been provided at least 30 meters away from tower.
3. There is no M.S. Joint over railway / River / Main road crossing.
4. Repair sleeve shall be used if number of damaged strands is not more than 1/6th of the total strands in
the outer layer. If damage is more than the damaged portion shall be removed and M.S. Joint provided.

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 ANNEXURE CF – III
RECORDS OF INSULATORS
1. Type –Glass / Porcelain/Polymer, Suspension / Tension / pilot.
2. Make:
3. Batch No:
4. Electro Mechanical Strength
5. Quantity and Location

Qty in Ckt - I Qty Ckt – II

Sl. Loc. Qty as per
Phases Phases Remarks
No. No specification
T M B T M B

1. Insulators are completely cleaned with soft cloth Glazing is proper. There is no crack, scratch or white
spot on its surface.
2. ‘R’ clips in insulators are fitted properly.
3. While hosting, no damage caused to insulators

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 ANNEXURE CF – IV
DETAILS OF HARDWARE FITTING
1. Make
2. Batch No
3. Type of fitting –I/V, Single / Double, Suspension / Tension.
4. Quantity and Location
No. of Fittings

Sl. Qty in Ckt - I Qty Ckt – II

Loc. No. Remarks
No. Phases Phases
T M B T M B

1. All nuts / bolts properly tightened

2. All components of fittings have been provided as per approved drawings. Dimensions and galvanising
are OK. Fitting is cleaned and there is no damage to any component.
3. All split pins properly provided
4. In case of Tension fittings, dimensions before and after compression recorded as per Ann. CF – IX

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 ANNEXURE CF – V
SAG MEASUREMENT FOR EARTHWIRE AND CONDUCTOR

1. Sag board fixed between Loc. No…………… and ……………

2. Temperature ……….0C

3. Measurement of Sag / Tension

Item Phase / Wire No As per Sag / Tension chart Actual

Sag

Tension

1. During paying out / rough sagging, tension in conductor / Earth wire was as per technical specifications
2. For final sagging, initial stringing chart for conductor and final stringing chart for earth wire are used.

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 ANNEXURE CF – VI
SUSPENSION / TENSION CLAMPS FOR EARTHWIRE

1. MAKE:

2. Batch No:

3. Quantity and Location:

Sl.No Wire No Loc. No Remarks

1. All components of clamps have been provided as per approved drawings. Dimension and galvanizing
are OK clamp is cleaned and there is no damage to any component.
2. All Nuts & bolts have been properly tightened.
3. Split pins have been properly fixed.
4. In case of tension clamp, dimension before and after compression recorded as per Ann. GF - IX.

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 ANNEXURE CF – VII
RECORDS OF V.D. FOR EARTHWIRE / CONDUCTOR

1. MAKE:

2. Batch No:

3. Quantity and Location:

Sl.No Fixed on Loc. No Fixed towards Loc. No Phase / wire No. No. Of V.D.

1. All components of V.D. have been provided as per approved drawings. Dimensions and galvanizing
are OK, V.D. is cleaned and there is no damage to any component.
2. Nuts & bolts tightened properly.
3. V.D. fixed as per approved placement chart.

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 ANNEXURE CF – VIII
RECORDS OF LINE SPACER / SPACER DAMPER / JUMPER SPACER / RIGID SPACER

1. MAKE:

2. Batch No:

3. Quantity and Location:

Sl.No Span / Loc. No Phase / wire No. No. of Spacer

1. All components of spacer have been provided as per approved drawings. Dimensions and galvanizing
are OK, spacer is cleaned and there is no damage to any component.
2. Nuts & bolts tightened properly.
3. Spacer / Spacer damper fixed as per approved placement chart.

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Bores in the sleeves are perfectly clean.
i) The following may be checked as per approved drawings.
a) Marking and cutting
b) Correct sizes of dies
c) Centering & fixing of sleeves.
d) Fixing of all the components i.e. Aluminium end pipes, hole plugs etc.
e) Compression of sleeves at specified pressure.
ii) There is no crack, bend or any damage to joint after compression

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