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We focus on Product Categories: Duct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder Pillars | Cable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV HV
We provide guidance and technical support for the installation of LV, MV & HV Cable Joints, Terminations, Substation & Electrical Equipment from our Key Suppliers including:
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Published 20 May 2021
This video by 3M Electrical shows how to splice a 15kV SHDC cable using 3M Mining Cable Splice Kit 3103 safely. 3M Mining Cable Splice Kit 3103 may be used for flexible conduit and mining jacket repairs, as well as for cable splicing and jointing mine and portable cable. 3M...
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Published 11 May 2021
3M Electrical Tapes Scotch Super 33+ Tapes When it comes to the your most demanding electrical maintenance and repair jobs where failure and equipment downtime are simply not an option look no further than the 3M Scotch Super 33+ Vinyl Electrical Tape. The vinyl electrical tape has excellent resistance...
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Published 04 May 2021
Cable Splicing Assessing Life Expectancy Guest Article | 3M Electrical Canada Thorne & Derrick Stockists & Distributors for 3M Electrical Since 1985 Scotchcast, Scotch & ColdShrink Joints, Terminations up to 66kV Ex Stock Cable splice failures are expensive, so just imagine the dire consequences of a power failure leaving over...
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Published 04 May 2021
Medium Voltage EPDM Separable Connectors The easy to install range of plug-in separable connectors from 3M are moulded using high quality EPDM and meet the requirements of EN 50180 and EN 50181. Designed for indoor use and suitable for a wide range of applications the straight, elbow and T-Plug...
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Published 04 May 2021
Cold shrink tubing and moulded parts for electrical installation Invented over 40 years ago by 3M, 3M Cold Shrink Technology is designed to make cable insulating, termination and abandonment as simple as possible. The secret of 3M Cold Shrink technology lies inside it, in the form of a plastic...
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