Large Water Cooled Cables
Watteredge Large Water Cooled Cables are designed and assembled to reach maximum power and reliability on electric arc furnaces. Although they have found use in other industries, the large water cooled cable is primarily used in electric steel melting using the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) and Ladle Furnace processes. These industries demand a robust cable construction that provides maximum efficiency and cable life. Our line of water cooled cables are available in both standard construction rope lay design and an exclusive concentric construction design. Many options are available including a wide range of cover hose options, abrasion protection covers, splash and thermal protection covers, terminal designs and rapid installation tools and designs. Each is individually designed to meet the particular requirements of the application it will serve.
Rope Lay Design
The rope lay cable is made up of several large copper ropes ranging in size from 1” diameter to 2” diameter. These ropes are laid up around the core of the cable, on a specified pitch length, to maintain its circular shape. Watteredge uses a copper rope with a 24 AWG strand. This strand offers superior life expectancy over the 30 AWG strand used by other cable manufactures.
| TYPE | GMR (G's) (in.) |
RECOM. BEND DIA.(in.) |
OD OVER BUMPER (in.) |
ROPES | HOSE I.D. (in.) |
RDC @ 120° (M- ohms/ft) |
RAC @ 120° (M- ohms/ft) |
DRY CABLE (lbs/ft) |
WET CABLE (lbs/ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W60A R W60B R |
1.73 2.14 |
35 39 |
7.25 7.75 |
8 x 750 12 x 500 |
4.50 5.00 |
1.64 | 3.05 2.61 |
29.3 31.2 |
33.6 36.1 |
| W70A R W70B R |
1.88 2.57 |
39 46 |
7.75 8.75 |
7 x 1000 14 x 500 |
5.00 6.00 |
1.4 | 2.88 2.17 |
33.5 37.5 |
39.0 44.7 |
| W80B R W80C R |
2.23 2.83 |
42 50 |
8.25 9.25 |
8 x 1000 16 x 500 |
5.50 6.50 |
1.23 | 2.88 2.17 |
38.3 41.9 |
44.5 50.4 |
| W90B R W90D R |
2.35 3.11 |
46 54 |
8.75 9.75 |
9 x 1000 18 x 500 |
6.00 7.00 |
1.09 | 2.35 1.77 |
42.9 46.4 |
50.5 56.5 |
| W100B R W100C R |
2.61 3.39 |
50 57 |
9.25 10.25 |
10 x1000 20 x 500 |
6.50 7.50 |
0.98 | 2.16 1.61 |
47.3 50.8 |
56.3 62.6 |
| W110B R W110D R |
2.87 3.80 |
54 64 |
9.75 11.25 |
11 x 1000 22 x 500 |
7.00 8.50 |
0.89 | 2.00 1.46 |
52.0 56.2 |
62.2 74.5 |
| W120B R W120C R |
2.86 3.15 |
54 57 |
9.75 10.25 |
10 x 1200 12 x 1000 |
7.00 7.50 |
0.81 | 2.00 1.83 |
54.8 56.4 |
65.3 68.3 |
Concentric Lay Design
The Concentric Lay cable is the most efficient cable construction on the market today. It is constructed with several bunches of 7/.064 strand copper wire laid up around the core in a much shorter pitch length than the rope lay cable. This construction permits the use of a heavier gauge wire without sacrificing any flexibility. But more importantly, the available cross-sectional area of the copper is utilized to its maximum efficiency, thus providing a cable with the lowest possible AC resistance available anywhere. If maximum power input to your furnace is important to you, ask us about this exclusive new cable design.
| TYPE | GMR (G's) (in.) |
RECOM. BEND DIA.(in.) |
OD OVER BUMPER (in.) |
STRANDING | HOSE I.D. (in.) |
RDC @ 120° (M- ohms/ft) |
RAC @ 120° (M- ohms/ft) |
DRY CABLE (lbs/ft) |
WET CABLE (lbs/ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W60A C W60B C |
1.93 2.14 |
35 39 |
7.25 7.75 |
207 x 7 | 4.50 5.00 |
1.70 | 2.58 2.52 |
30.0 31.3 |
34.1 35.3 |
| W70A C W70B C |
2.25 2.71 |
39 46 |
7.75 8.75 |
244 x 7 | 5.00 6.00 |
1.51 | 2.23 1.93 |
34.9 38.0 |
39.1 44.8 |
| W80B C W80C C |
2.37 3.03 |
42 50 |
8.25 9.25 |
278 x 7 | 5.50 6.50 |
1.30 | 2.16 1.93 |
39.6 42.4 |
45.3 50.5 |
| W90B C W90D C |
2.62 3.39 |
46 54 |
8.75 9.75 |
313 x 7 | 6.00 7.00 |
1.16 | 1.94 1.57 |
44.0 47.0 |
50.5 56.6 |
| W100B C W100C C |
2.91 3.67 |
50 57 |
9.25 10.25 |
348 x 7 | 6.50 7.50 |
1.04 | 1.79 1.40 |
48.4 51.3 |
56.2 62.7 |
| W110B C W110D C |
3.21 4.14 |
54 64 |
9.75 11.25 |
383 x 7 | 7.00 8.50 |
0.95 | 1.63 1.30 |
52.9 56.6 |
62.3 68.4 |
| W120B C W120C C |
3.17 3.52 |
54 57 |
9.75 10.25 |
418 x 7 | 7.00 7.50 |
0.87 | 1.67 1.50 |
55.2 57.3 |
64.5 68.4 |
Options:
- Bare or Silver Plated Terminals
- Several Standard Hose Options: High Flex, High Abrasion, High Voltage, Bonded Fiberglass, Silicone Coated and many others
- Wear, Splash and Thermal Cover Sleeves
- Scuff hose, Band on Bumpers, Molded Bumpers
- Stackable Shipping/Storage Skids
- Swivel Hose (Rotating Terminals)
- Quick Terminal Mounting System
Application/Industries (Typical):
- Ladle Furnace
- Electric Arc Furnace EAF
- Smelting and Chemical Furnaces
- Graphitizing
- Induction Heating/Furnaces
- Electro-Chemical
- Specialty Switch
- Energy Research
- ESR and Vacuum Arc Furnaces
