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Vantage Construction features

Protective cover
Prevents dust accumulation
and minimizes maintenance.
Reduces handling and
environmental risks.
Flame arresting vent
Low pressure flame
arresting vent (beneath
protective cover).

Plate group bus
Connects the plate
tabs with the terminal
post. Plate tabs and
terminal posts are
projection welded
to the plate group
bus (beneath casing).
Plate tab
Spot welded to the
plate side frames, to
the upper edge of the
pocket plate and to
the plate group bus.

Plate
Horizontal pockets
of double-perforated
steel strips.

Separators
These separate the plates
and insulate the plate
Plate frame frames from each other.
Seals the plate This special type of
pockets and serves separator improves the
as a current collector. internal recombination.

Figure 7.37 Vantage™ construction features.

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