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Stroppy
Here's a question: What is the purpose of the length of string found in the middle of larger CSA SWA cables? Strain relief when pulling the cable, or something else?
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Talking about SWA cables, ...How many of you use ''breakouts'' when terminating SWA ends in external installations, wet/humid environments, or Switchboards etc?? Not many i'll wager!! lol!!
Talking about SWA cables, ...How many of you use ''breakouts'' when terminating SWA ends in external installations, wet/humid environments, or Switchboards etc?? Not many i'll wager!! lol!!
Humid ? I think you may have been away from Blighty a bit too long !:stuart:
Breakouts?
If you terminate ths"string" to earth you will find you get a lower zs reading. This actually works.
Talking about SWA cables, ...How many of you use ''breakouts'' when terminating SWA ends in external installations, wet/humid environments, or Switchboards etc?? Not many i'll wager!! lol!!
Found them very hard to get from suppliers along with larger sized CW glands and believe it or not brass nuts and bolts for the banjo's. One place in London actually suggested I wrap black insulating tape around the shroud and it would do the same job.
That doesn't really surprise me. lol!!
I only asked, because being mainly involved on larger projects. i haven't seen a SWA end made off without a breakout for many years now. Same goes for MV cable lug connections, they are all mastic and booted (straight or angle). whereas in the UK, i'm told the usual way is amalgamated wrapped tape enclosing the connections....
I liked the H/S boots.
But there was one job I had to do every year where I still used varnished silk tape. OK 1250V water cooled flexible cable is a bit of an odd bod.
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