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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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Published 04 May 2021
3M™ Scotchcast™ Resin 4 GS with Colour Indicator Professional Cable Jointing Solutions The new 3M™ Scotchcast™ Resin 4 GS is a CMR (Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Reprotoxic) free electrical cable jointing resin has a unique colour mixing indicator to show installers when the resin is correctly mixed by the cable jointer....
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Published 08 Mar 2021
MV & HV cold Shrink What is Cold Shrink for Medium and High Voltage Cables? Developed in the 1970’s by 3M, MV & HV Cold Shrink technology has been found to be safer, more reliable and easier to install for the jointing, terminating and abandoning of power cables. 3M...
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Published 11 Aug 2020
Written by George Fofeldea Power Engineer | 3M Canada August 2019 Abstract How long can a medium voltage Cable splice last? There are many parameters that help to determine the overall life expectancy of a cold shrink or heat shrink cable splice. Of these parameters, there are five key...
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Published 02 Jun 2020
Electrical Arc Faults Electrical arc fault generated fires can be of up to 2000 Degrees Fahrenheit. That’s more than twice as hot as the temperature of the surface of Venus and enough heat to melt gold. Furthermore, this is more than enough to destroy expensive electrical cables. The resulting...
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