0.3 Square Inch PILC STA To 3 Core 300sqmm Wavecon Mains Transitional Straight Cable Joint

Published 26 Mar 2021

Image Courtesy of: Daniel Betts (33KV 11KV LV Cable Jointer at Western Power Distribution).

Pictured: 0.3 Square Inch PILC STA To 3 Core 300sqmm Wavecon Mains Transitional Straight Cable Joint

Wavecon Cable

Wavecon cable is the typical replacement for paper/lead cables in the LV distribution network.

Wavecon cable is available as “CNE” and also “SNE” – the construction is (usually) aluminium conductors (three for CNE with a fourth for a neutral in the SNE variant). The outer armouring is a copper tape/copper wire armour, providing either just the earth (SNE) or a combined neutral/earth (CNE).

Jointing Tools

“The cable jointing tools I used to strip down the cable were a depth gauge saw to take the steel tape amours off the imperial paper insulation lead cable. Once the bitumen layers were removed with the gas torch and premane wipes I then used a hammer and insulated hack knife to remove the lead sheath down to the belt papers and the paper cores,” comments Daniel.

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