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Published 10 Aug 2020
BAND-IT Bolt Clamp & Band Supporting the Rollout of 5G Wireless Networks Roll-out of the next generation of cellular communications hardware, known as 5G, requires equipment to be upgraded and additional towers added to provide the wireless service. The BAND-IT Bolt Clamp and Band are extensively specified for securing...
Published 10 Aug 2020
SF6 Gas In The Electrical Transmission Industry Bluefield Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) gas circuit-breakers have been a critical technology under review by the European Union (EU) for some time. Bluefield applied our collective knowledge and learnings to inform and recommend an alternative the use if SF6 gas-type switchgear. Problem A...
Published 10 Aug 2020
Images Courtesy: Sjoerd Keijzer A following sequence of photographs document a day of medium voltage training by some participants in the Jointer Training Center of GOA Leidingtechniek, The Netherlands. The cable accessories used included NKT 72kV Cable Termination & Joint, Elcon Megarad 72kV Heatshrink Termination, SPS Heatshrink Joint, 3M...
Published 10 Aug 2020
Republished with the Kind Permission of Sam Soady Eccentricity Pty Ltd Director /HV Operator / Cable Jointer Jointer Training & Certification With cables and cable accessory technology on the rise, high voltage cables are becoming easier and easier to work with. There was once a time where underground cable...
Published 10 Aug 2020
All Images Courtesy Of: Douglas Page (Instructor & Cable Splicer at Hydro One Training and Development Services) High Voltage Cables Fluid Filled Cable Leak Detection 33kV 66kV 132kV 245kV 400kV Fluid filled high voltage cables have been used for over 80 years with some circuits installed in the 1930’s...
