CATALOG NUMBER

081

LOCKE SUSPENSION
INSULATORS

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
 L O C K E S U S P E N S I O N I N S U L AT O R S

GUIDE TO SELECTION OF LOCKE SUSPENSION INSULATORS

BA LL & S O C K ET T Y P E C LEV I S T Y PE
M&E Without Zinc Sleeve With Zinc Sleeve Shed Diameter x Spacing Without Zinc Sleeve Shed Diameter x Spacing
Strength
(ANSI Class) (ANSI Class) (Leakage Distance) (ANSI Class) (Leakage Distance)

20K 20S840 (52-3) 20S195 (52-3) 10 x 5 3/4(12 5/8) 20S580 (52-4) 10 x 5 3/4(12 5/8)

30K 30S255 (52-5) 30S295 (52-5) 10 x 5 3/4 (12 5/8) 30S257 (52-6) 10 x 5 3/4 (12 5/8)

40K 40S360 (52-8) 40S370 (52-8) 10 x 5 3/4 (12 13/16) 40S290 (52-10) 10 x 6 1/2 (12 13/16)

50K --- CA589MZ* (52-11) 11 x 6 1/8 (15 15/16) CA589Q* (52-12) 11 x 7 (15 15/16)

*We offer 50,000 lb M&E insulators under NGK part numbers.

Please reference NGK catalog No. 14C.

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 LOCKE INSULATORS, INC. SUSPENSION INSULATORS
Todays insulators
provide even greater
benefits and reliability
than in the past.
LOCKE SUSPENSION INSULATORS
Locke suspension insulators are designed and manu-
factured to give unparalleled performance and reliability.
Silent testimony to this fact is the continuing function of
the millions of units already in service. Although shapes
and appearances seem unchanging, todays insulators
provide even greater benefits and reliability than in the
past. Special features and performance capabilities have
been added which significantly assist the transmission
line designer.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
1. CONNECTIONS
Insulators are furnished with either ball-and-socket or
clevis-eye configurations. The ability for either style to
be connected with other similar insulators is assured by
conformance to ANSI standards. Routine checks are
made with gages.
2. COTTER KEYS
Positive locking of both types is attained by using a
humped-type cotter key to prevent unintentional uncou-
pling during service or handling.
The ball-and-socket design has enjoyed a greater popu-
larity over the years because of the overall flexibility and
the lack of loose parts. The self-contained split cotter
key, by virtue of its hump, can be maintained in either
the locked or unlocked position.
3. CAPS & PINS
Caps are manufactured of malleable iron or ductile iron.
Pins are forged steel.
Caps and pins are galvanized per ASTM A153.
A permanently flexible coating on the inside of the cap
and on the pin protects the cap and pin from chemical
attack by the cement. The coating also provides more
uniform distribution of working stresses in the insulator
components.
4. PORCELAIN SHELLS
Proven manufacturing techniques provide the finest qual-
ity porcelain to ensure uniformly high mechanical and
electrical strength.
Each class of insulator has been designed with the
unique configurations required to develop the required
electrical and mechanical performance.
All exposed surfaces are glazed to provide a smooth
hard finish, which is easily cleaned of contaminants, and
which significantly enhances the mechanical strength.
Glaze-bonded sand surfaces on the porcelain provide
reliable gripping areas for the cement to develop the full
strength of the insulator.
5. ASSEMBLY & TEST
Assembly of hardware and porcelain is made with
Alumina cement, which has superior characteristics over
the Portland cement which is normally used. The cement
is steam-cured under controlled conditions to achieve
optimum physical properties.
Each insulator is mechanically proof-tested at 50% of its
M&E rating and is electrically tested prior to shipment.
6. MARKING & COLOR
Each porcelain shell is permanently marked to show the
manufacturer name, year of manufacture, M&E Strength
and Proof-Test Value which has been applied to the
insulator.
Insulators are available in the following glaze colors: light
gray, dark gray, royal blue, and brown.
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LONG TERM STRENGTH
Experience shows that Locke suspension insulators
maintain their mechanical strength over long periods of
time without deterioration. This performance results
from using properly engineered materials, good design,
and modern manufacturing equipment and technology.
We think that it is important to be able to substantiate
that our insulators do indeed have long-term strength.
We have established an in-house specification to use the
IEC Publication 60575, Thermal-Mechanical Perfor-
mance Test and Mechanical Performance Test on String
Insulator Units, as a design test for all Locke suspen-
sion insulators. This test consists of simultaneously
applying a mechanical cyclical load and a thermal cyclical
environment to the insulators. After four cycles, the
insulators are subjected to an M&E test. We feel that
the M&E results obtained after cyclical stressing of the
insulators should be substantially the same as the M&E
results obtained without cyclical testing.
A substantial amount of data obtained on a variety of
designs by many manufacturers shows a remarkable cor-
relation with extended field performance Designs that
perform well on this test have performed very well in
service whereas those designs that perform poorly have
demonstrated generally unsatisfactory field performance.
Contact your local sales representative for design reports
covering Long-Term Tests.
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LOKGARD SLEEVE
All Locke ball and socket suspension insulators can be
equipped with Lokgard sleeves where pin corrosion has
been or is expected to be a problem. Serious pin
corrosion can result from electrolytic action with the
most severe activity apparently related to areas having
high levels of contamination. Corrosion can take place
totally outside of the cement which results solely in loss
of pin cross-section and hence mechanical strength.
Or it can take place inside the cement causing bursting
pressure to the porcelain shell with subsequent
catastrophic electrical and mechanical failure.
The Lokgard sleeve is high purity zinc that is cast on to
the insulator pin prior to assembly. It too will corrode
in service at approximately the same rate as the steel
in the pin, but until the zinc is consumed, no corrosion
of the steel can occur. Additionally, the zinc oxidizes
without residue, and cannot build up the larger expansion
volume in the manner of rusted steel. Therefore, it is
impossible for a Lokgard protected insulator porcelain
shell to be subjected to corrosion-caused hoop
stress damage.
 20,000 lb. M & E

CHARACTERISTICS
Catalog Number 20S840 20S580
Cat. No. w/LOKGARD Sleeve 20S195 -
ANSI Class 52-3 52-4
M&E Rating, lb. 20,000 20,000
Leakage Distance in. 12 5/8 12 5/8
Dry Arcing Distance, in. 7 9/16 7 9/16
Mechanical Impact Strength, in.-lb. 100 100
Tension Proof, lb. 10,000 10,000
Dry, kV 80 80
Low Frequency Flashover
Wet, kV 50 50
Pos., kV 125 125
Critical Impulse Flashover
Neg., kV 130 130
Low Frequency Puncture, kV 110 110
Test Voltage,
Radio influence 10 10
RMS to Ground, kV
Voltage Data Max. RIV
50 50
at 1000 kHz, uV
Net Weight Each, lb. 10.6 12.1
Standard Package Quantity 6 6
Packed Weight, lb. 78 82

20S840 20S580
ANSI CLASS 52-3 ANSI CLASS 52-4

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30,000 lb. M & E

CHARACTERISTICS
Catalog Number 30S255 30S257
Cat. No. w/LOKGARD Sleeve 30S295 -
ANSI Class 52-5 52-6
M&E Rating, lb. 30,000 30,000
Leakage Distance in. 12 5/8 12 5/8
Dry Arcing Distance, in. 7 9/16 7 9/16
Mechanical Impact Strength, in.-lb. 100 100
Tension Proof, lb. 15,000 15,000
Dry, kV 80 80
Low Frequency Flashover
Wet, kV 50 50
Pos., kV 125 125
Critical Impulse Flashover
Neg., kV 130 130
Low Frequency Puncture, kV 110 110
Test Voltage,
Radio influence 10 10
RMS to Ground, kV
Voltage Data Max. RIV
50 50
at 1000 kHz, uV
Net Weight Each, lb. 11.7 12.1
Standard Package Quantity 6 6
Packed Weight, lb. 84 82

30S255 30S257
ANSI CLASS 52-5 ANSI CLASS 52-6

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 40,000 lb. M & E

CHARACTERISTICS
Catalog Number 40S360 40S290
Cat. No. w/LOKGARD Sleeve 40S370 -
ANSI Class 52-8 52-10
M&E Rating, lb. 40,000 40,000
Leakage Distance in. 12 13/16 12 13/16
Dry Arcing Distance, in. 7 11/16 7 11/16
Mechanical Impact Strength, in.-lb. 100 100
Tension Proof, lb. 20,000 20,000
Dry, kV 80 80
Low Frequency Flashover
Wet, kV 50 50
Pos., kV 125 125
Critical Impulse Flashover
Neg., kV 130 130
Low Frequency Puncture, kV 110 110
Test Voltage,
Radio influence 10 10
RMS to Ground, kV
Voltage Data Max. RIV
50 50
at 1000 kHz, uV
Net Weight Each, lb. 14.7 15.4
Standard Package Quantity 6 6
Packed Weight, lb. 97 102

40S360 40S290
ANSI CLASS 52-8 ANSI CLASS 52-10

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STRING FLASHOVER CHARACTERISTICS (Based on ANSI 29-1 Test Procedures)
Disc Dia.
x Spacing Number of Units 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Dry 380 440 495 545 600 650 700 745 795 840 880 925 965 1005 1045 1080 1120 1155 1190 1220 1255 1285 1320 1350 1380

Low
Frequency
Flashover kv Wet 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 560 600 640 680 720 760 805 845 885 925 965 1005 1045 1085 1125 1165 1205
10 x 5 3/4

Positive 560 640 720 800 880 960 1040 1120 1200 1280 1360 1440 1520 1600 1680 1760 1835 1915 1995 2075 2155 2235 2315 2395 2475

Critical
Impulse
Flashover kv Negative 575 660 745 825 910 995 1080 1165 1250 1335 1420 1505 1590 1675 1760 1845 1925 2010 2095 2180 2265 2350 2435 2520 2605

Dry 425 490 550 610 665 720 775 825 875 920 970 1015 1055 1100 1140 1180 1215 1255 1290 1325 1360 1395 1425 1460 1490

Low
Frequency
Flashover kv Wet 270 315 365 410 455 500 545 590 635 680 725 770 815 860 905 950 1000 1045 1090 1135 1180 1225 1270 1315 1360
10 x 6 1/2

Positive 625 715 805 895 985 1075 1165 1255 1345 1435 1525 1615 1705 1795 1885 1975 2065 2155 2245 2335 2425 2515 2605 2695 2785

Critical
Impulse
Flashover kv Negative 640 735 830 925 1020 1120 1215 1310 1405 1500 1595 1690 1785 1885 1980 2075 2170 2265 2360 2455 2550 2650 2745 2840 2935
 S A L E S O F F I C E S

NGK-LOCKE INC. (BALTIMORE OFFICE)

2525 Insulator Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21230, U.S.A.
Tel: +1(410) 347-1700
Fax: +1(410)347-1724
Email: NLBALT@ngkus.com

NGK-LOCKE INC. (ATLANTA OFFICE)

1880 West Oak Parkway
Suite 104
Marietta, Georgia 30062, U.S.A.
Tel: +1(404) 659-3153
Fax: +1(678) 303-1374
Email: NLATL@ngkus.com

NGK-LOCKE INC. (DALLAS OFFICE)

1452 Hughes Road
Suite 200
Grapevine, Texas 76051, U.S.A.
Tel:+1(817) 410-5789
Fax:+1(817) 796-2290
Email: NLDA@ngkus.com

NGK-LOCKE INC. (LOS ANGELES OFFICE)

21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 500
Torrance, California 90503, U.S.A.
Tel: +1(310) 316-3323
Fax: +1(310)316-3944
Email: NLLA@ngkus.com

NGK INSULATORS OF CANADA, LTD.

(TORONTO OFFICE)
2700 Matheson Blvd. East, Suite 700
East Tower, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4V9, Canada
Tel: +1(905) 602-1266
Fax: +1(905)238-8247
Email: NCTOR@ngkus.com

NGK INSULATORS OF CANADA, LTD.

(MONTREAL OFFICE)
1501, Avenue McGill College, Bureau 515
Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3M8, Canada
Tel: +1(514) 281-8488
Fax: +1(514)281-8596
Email: NCMON@ngkus.com

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND