Zinc Conductor (ZC) weights are designed for installation at conductor suspension points to economically correct uplift conditions at tangent and small angle structures, ensuring the H/V design specifications are maintained.

ZC Weight Benefits

1. ZC weights may be used in uplift conditions that would otherwise require more expensive dead-end or high suspension structures.
2. ZC weights are nonmagnetic, thus eliminating hysteresis and eddy current losses which could cause overheating of the conductor at the point of attachment and minimize line power loss.
3. Once installed, ZC weights are maintenance-free throughout the life of the line. The materials used resist the most adverse environmental conditions.
4. ZC weights are small and inconspicuous, providing an aesthetically acceptable solution to the uplift problem.
5. ZC weights may be installed at the same time as aeolian vibration dampers and require no special or expensive equipment.
6. The installation of ZC weights requires no special personnel training. Installation instructions are enclosed with each shipment.
7. ZC weights may be installed on in-service lines.
8. ZC weights can be useful in minimizing the costs of upgrading existing lines.
9. ZC weight halves are individually marked with the conductor diameter for which they were made by means of impressing the numerical value of the conductor diameter into each weight half. Un-machined castings are shipped without size impressions.