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SPECIAL REPORT: Decontactors allow safer electric circuit disconnects during rig moves

06/16/2008
Rig moves have become safer for Saber Industries LP since it started using combination receptacles that allow workers safely to make and break electrical connections, even under full load.Saber also says that the receptacles, when used as switches, conform to the National Electric Code (NEC) required line-of-sight disconnect requirement.Saber, headquartered in Seminole, Okla., operates eight drilling and service rigs capable of working up to 7,700-12,000 ft.The Meltric Corp. decontactors connect 440-v AC electric motors, pumps, and other equipment on its rigs (photo).Rig movesSaber says its rigs are moved frequently from one site to another, typically every 2 weeks to 1 month. Every time ...
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