Image: Pete Thomasson – HV Cable Jointer / Linesman
Pictured: 6.6kV 3 Core Cable Breakout Using 3M Scotch Tapes
Pictured: 3M Scotch 2229 Mastic Tape
3M Scotch Tapes used include 3M 33+ Vinyl, 3M 2228 Mastic Tape and 3M 2229 Mastic Seal.
The cable jointer reverted to a taped cable breakout solution due to difficulty sizing re-jacketing sleeves to insulate and protect the cable cores.
Thorne & Derrick International are 3M Electrical UK’s largest stockist of their range of Scotchcast and Cold Shrink cable joints, terminations and abandonment kits for industrial and hazardous area installations.
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