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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:
3M |
CMP |
Ellis Patents |
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Pfisterer |
Prysmian |
Alroc |
CSD |
Roxtec |
CATU Electrical |
Cembre |
Lucy Zodion |
ABB |
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With Photo Blog contributions from our social network of utility professionals, linesmen and cable jointers working on MV HV EHV cables and overhead lines typically at 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and up to 132kV.
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Published 05 May 2021
Project Data Location Sultanate of Oman Client CC Energy Development S.A.L (CCED) Contractor Best Oil & Gas Solution LLC and Al Haditha Petroleum Services S.A.O.C. Products Denso Paste™ , Densyl™ Tape and Denso PVC Self-Adhesive Tape 200™ – both tapes applied with a 55% spiral overlap Date August 2020 PROJECT DETAILS...
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Published 05 May 2021
MV/HV Electrical Network Protection With Kind Permission of: Edvard Csanyi (Editor-In-Chief & Electrical Engineer at EEP) Selectivity study of a power system is usually considered as an advanced job for advanced engineers, mostly relay protection engineers. This article will try to get close to a few important selectivity principles...
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Published 05 May 2021
LV Switchboards Special thanks to Mélanie Oliver at Comeca Group for the kind permission to republish this article The monitoring of the heat build-up, often carried out by thermography, allows early detection of anomalies that will lead to spurious tripping or even fire and the immobilisation of the installation...
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Published 04 May 2021
Handheld TDR for Fault Finding on Cables Images Courtesy of: Neil Trotter – HV & LV Cable Jointer at Northern Power Grid Pictured: Megger TDR1000/3P Cable Fault Location Equipment showing an LV underground mains cable fault. Fault location from substation at 104 metres. The images show an open circuit...
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Published 04 May 2021
Miller® MA03 Advanced Fiber Optic Preparation Kits Cable Jointing Tools Miller Cable Tools are suitable for the Fiber Optics, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunications industries – tools to strip, core, cut, crimp and slit fiber optic cables to allow splicing and termination of cable. Ripley Tools is proud to announce...
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