mamills
The reason for not letting it crushed flat is that is it designed to carry stray currents in the giggaHZ range. It flows better with more surface area and it doesn't like sharp bends. (Kind of like lightning) The other option is to cut and splice at the corners but there are two down falls.
1) The fewer splices there are the more integrity the system has.
2) A 12" to 12" bolted and silver soldered splice takes a man that is experienced an hour to one and one half hours to make. Quite a bit longer than mearly rounding the corner!
elektrikguy,
This is a TV station/Studio with tons of digital television equipment. The strap is a reference for that equipment and is a spec for this particular client. This is the second installation I have done for them like this. The first was the national master control center for the USA network. I was disappointed to find out that 2 years after we completed the project Telemundo bought them out and cleaned the place out. What do ya do?!
I can send more PICS of other aspects of the project if the people here are interested. Just let me know.
