Spiking & Spearing Cable Splices

Published 08 Jun 2021

“Teaching apprentices where and how they should spike or spear a splice to save all the cables for rebuilding a splice or just changing out the lead sleeve.”

John McGaughan, Cable Systems Operations Specialist at TECO.

“This piece of equipment was built back in the late 70’s. I think we replaced the pump and the hoses but that’s about it. The company who built it was Gibson Hydraulics in Tampa, Florida – it has served us well and as you can see. Haven’t speared or spiked a “hot” cable so far. And I hope that our crew’s never will.”

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