what is the worst cable you have stripped?

[shanky887614]

stripped some about 5 X 5pair version of this



swa is fine, the stuff we stripped though was like the one about but it took longer to get rid of the screen because it was tapped as well than the strip and terminate the gland


can't find a picture of the cable as they were existing so i don't know exactly what they were (control wiring)


it had a blue sheath though

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Well I must admit working in Praha for 8 months was fun lol

I found "de meh pousoo prossimme" worked well

 

[Des 56]

I found "de meh pousoo prossimme" worked well

Even Google blushed when I tried getting a translation on there

?????

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Even Google blushed when I tried getting a translation on there

?????

Sorry its 'phonetic' as in spelt completely illedgedly but if you said it as written, so to speak, to an attractive young Lady in Praha, she would probably smile and commend your language, at worst slap you, at best do as you are asking & kiss you

it means " give me a kiss, please"

 

[Sintra]

Remember we used to get certain phrases for certain nights lol.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Wish id worked there for 8 months, you lucky guy

 

[Sintra]

Yes it was one of the better places if been. Saying that I'm working in Dusseldorf now and it's not bad

 

[Des 56]

Yes it was one of the better places if been. Saying that I'm working in Dusseldorf now and it's not bad

Not too far away is Aachen,used to be great nights out on the town down there
Get yourself down there I am sure the girls are up for a little pousoo prossimme

 

[Sintra]

Just looked on the map and it's only an hour away. Might be worth a visit provided the beer is as cheap as it is here.

 

[DanielB]

The worst cable I have ever stripped is a cable known as ALPEX it is a 3 core aluminium cable with aluminium neutral strands in a waveform pattern so it can be stripped down live the neutral strands lay on a rubber bedding underneath the PVC sheath and it can be an absolute nightmare to strip as the rubber bedding can stick to the cores and it's even worse in the winter months when you can't feel you're hands. I prefer to strip down the old PILCSTA cables (paper insulated lead covered steel tape armoured). We get a lot of neutral faults on the ALPEX cable as all it takes is a hole in the PVC sheath and water gets in and as the neutral starands are aluminium over time in corrodes and turns to a powder and can cause some serious problems and can be cause a very dangerous situation.

 

[mechelec]

PILC (paper insulated lead covered) with tape armours. Covered in pitch, oily cores or as bad if they are dry and the papers unravel. Time consuming and messy. Do it live to make it more interesting.

 

[rmc86uk]

Some shocking SWA. Outer sheath stuck the armour, inner sheath stuck to the cores, absolute nightmare!....

Sounds like the stuff we have to use. They think it's cheaper to buy but forget how long and awkward to strip costs them more money in end.

 

[PEG]

Worst cable i ever had to strip was an under-sea cable over at cable-junction,had to use a large great white and that only got keen after i beat it with me paddle.....didn't end well actually....

 

[SPARTYKUS]

PILC (paper insulated lead covered) with tape armours. Covered in pitch, oily cores or as bad if they are dry and the papers unravel. Time consuming and messy. Do it live to make it more interesting.

Nightmare!

out of interest, whats the procedure doing it live...? I've watched a chap do it, just can't get my head round it!!!

 

[mechelec]

Rubber gloves with leather outers and face visor for starters. Depth set hacksaw for tape armours. Remove hessian/ pitch servings fit neutral bond on lead then using plastic hackknife remove lead sheath between bond. Remove outer papers and hope you have 4 cores ie you have not just opened an HV cable lol. Using insulated wedges separate cores, tape and cut. Tape ends and all safe.

This is is not to be used as an instruction as how to do it but is a general overview.

 

[Engineer54]

PILC (paper insulated lead covered) with tape armours. Covered in pitch, oily cores or as bad if they are dry and the papers unravel. Time consuming and messy. Do it live to make it more interesting.

Yep, i can see that type of cable being a bloody nightmare too. Never stripped or terminated one, but have watched as an apprentice, a take-off joint being made to one those cables, which were the original factory estate cables. Our company produced it's own power, it had a fair sized power station on site, that fed back onto the grid during factory off peak times...