The new mains powered Bond-Rite REMOTE EP provides a reliable and economical way to enable static bonding connections to be continuously checked and verified in flammable atmospheres.

International Safety Standards dictate that static grounding and bonding clamps are required wherever mobile or portable conductive plant items such as drums, containers and vessels are used in hazardous areas. However, these types of mobile plant often have coated surfaces and this problem is compounded in use due to build up of insulating layers such as paint, resins, product build-up, or other contamination. These conditions can easily impair the effectiveness of the static-grounding clamp and insulate the plant item, but it is virtually impossible to know this just from visual inspection.

To overcome this situation, the Bond-Rite REMOTE EP combines the benefits of a purpose designed grounding clamp with wall mounted monitoring electronics and feedback via visual indication (flashing green LED). The Bond-Rite continuously tests it's own connection and verifies a suitably low resistance static dissipation path (< 10 Ohms). Power Supply Units are available for 230 or 110V AC, and incorporate Intrinsically Safe Barriers - unit ATEX certification EX II (1) GD   [EEx ia IIC]. Up to four monitoring units can be driven from a single power supply, providing an economical and simple to install solution in applications where multiple plant items must be earthed.

The Bond-Rite REMOTE EP complements the existing Bond-Rite range of self testing clamps and is perfectly suited to applications where the earthing clamp/connector will be attached to plant/drums/containers for prolonged periods of time. The Bond-Rite is manufactured and distributed in the UK by Newson Gale Ltd and is available worldwide through a network of specialist distributors. Please contact Newson Gale for more information.