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Published 20 Jan 2020
Installation Lay the cable down outside the area of the tracks and align it. When doing so the cable must not be unwound over the flange of the delivery drum. In that case loops will occur which cannot be compensated during the lay. Lay the cable along the external...
Published 17 Jan 2020
Installation of Cable Sleeves The pulled in cables are not always long enough to join together two connection points without interruption. Sometimes the position and type of laying run require the use of separate lengths of cable. For reasons of cost and space there-fore the simple lengthening of a...
Published 17 Jan 2020
Manual Laying For manual pulling in of the cable one thing that must be ensured is that the cable is on no account pulled over the flange of the cable drum. If the cable needs to be pulled in in sections, due to local conditions, no rings (image 1)...
Published 16 Jan 2020
Pulling with motorised assistance In most cases the cable is pulled with motorised assistance. During this procedure, forces of tension result, which, depending on the type of LV MV HV cable to be pulled, can reach double kN figures. Particular attention must therefore be paid to work safety. Trained...
Published 16 Jan 2020
Preparation of Cable & Run A careful preparation of cable, cable drum and run can avoid a number of potential reasons for damages and faults. Low & High Voltage Cables Cables to be laid outdoors are usually delivered on large wooden or steel drums. Manual laying of cables is...
