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Maintenance matters - staying connected: terminal block technology working hard to withstand rail.

Publication: Mass Transit
Publication Date: 01-JUN-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Maintenance matters - staying connected: terminal block technology working hard to withstand rail.(railroad terminals designing and maintainence)

Article Excerpt
Rail is a demanding environment with the vibration and shock, and the heavy environmental strains. With these tough conditions to endure, reliability is the primary factor in terminal block choice.

Wago Railway Industry Manager Bob Mehalick says, "The main items when it comes to railway applications are reliability and ease of use, with reliability being No. 1."

Alan Sappe', Phoenix Contact Clipline product specialist, agrees that the key is reliability. "You want a product that once they install it by the spec, how it's supposed to be installed, that it is going to work and they can trust it and forget about it." He asserts, "It will do the function that it's designed to do."

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TERMINAL BLOCKS

There are numerous varieties of terminal blocks, each designed to point them toward certain applications. John Moore, transportation industry manager with Phoenix Contact, explains how the RT series ring lug terminal block works and Michelle Goeman, product manager -Terminal Blocks and Electronic Interface for Wago, talks about the Cage Clamp, Wago's spring pressure technology.

Moore explains the RT Series ring lug terminal block works like a captivated nut. "In the rail there are studs that usually have one, two or three nuts that go on, that tighten down on the ring lug terminal.

"The...

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