Switch Heater

EL-Point NA

Railway Heating System

The removal of ice and snow build up on rail switches and surrounding stock rail is crucial to ensure safe and reliable railway and yard operations. Ice build-up between stock rail and switch blades can prevent proper alignment or failure to switch tracks, causing disruption in service and delay.

  • Railway
  • Freeze prevention
Technical Benefits
  • High power output
  • Optimised heat transfer
  • Efficient, energy saving
  • Moisture proof
  • Suited for all switch points
  • Robust design
  • Fast, simple assembly
  • Low maintenance effort
  • Simplified storage and handling of spare parts, can be cut to size

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The railway heating system EL-Point is a parallel resistance constant wattage trace heater.

Bus wire

Insulation:

Silicone

Heating element

Sheath Material:

Fluoropolymer

Protective braid:

Nickel plated copper

Outer jacket:

Fluoropolymer

  1. Bus wire
  2. Insulation:

    Silicone

  3. Heating element
  4. Sheath Material:

    Fluoropolymer

  5. Protective braid:

    Nickel plated copper

  6. Outer jacket:

    Fluoropolymer

Technical Data

Max. ambient temperature
122 °F / 50 °C
Maximum exposure temperature, de-energized
122 °F / 200 °C °C
Nominal voltage
750 V
Bending radius, min.
2" / 50 mm
Nominal power
50 up to 150 W/m
Dimensions
½“ x 5/16“ / 15 x 7 mm mm
Installation temperature, min.
- 58 °F / - 50 °C

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Contact Person

Gamze-Nur Sukapan

eltherm GmbH (Headquarters)
Ernst-Heinkel-Straße 6-10
57299 Burbach
Germany

Phone: +49 2736 4413-8406

Heike Ritter

eltherm GmbH (Headquarters)
Ernst-Heinkel-Straße 6-10
57299 Burbach
Germany

Phone: +49 2736 4413-8281

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