CUTTING

Handled properly, the FLEXAL busbar can be cut by sawing or sheavring. In both cases a clean cut is achieved. If the busbar is to be bent, it is recommended to add to the required length an extra 10 mm to compensate any possible slippage of the busbar layers.

BENDING

FLEXAL busbars with small and me-dium cross-sections can be bent. If busbars with large cross-sections are bent or twisted with a metal instrument, protect the insula-tion from damage. The minimum bend radi-us is three times the thickness of the busbar (r = 3 × t).

TWISTING

For twisting, heed the same recommenda-tions as for bending. Ensure when rotating by 90° that the necessary length is equiva-lent to three times the busbar thickness.

STRIPPING

When stripping the insulation, protect the aluminium layer from damage and uncover only the area of the busbar that is necessary for a connection. Standard tools or only a knife can be used for stripping.

MENDING LAYERS

When bending the busbar to an acute angle, the separate layers can shift. Before the bus-bar is ended and a connection created, such inaccuracies must be mended by cutting.

FIXING THE CONNECTION

According to the used busbar, apply torque suitable for the used screw diameter to avoid excessive deformation and damage of the busbar.

DRILLING/PUNCHING

These operations are recommended to be done as the last part of shaping, and only af-ter stripping of the insulation. The best con-nection is achieved by punching. In the case of drilling, use the adapted drilling gauge that will lead the drill tip correctly and hold the busbar. Observe the rule that the diam-eter of the drilled hole must not be bigger than half the busbar width.