Weighted piano wire was used for the chamfer. Connectors are sweated on with solder. Hand skills are very important and not so much tooling for the oil.
NKT Straight Three Piece Joints – Cross Bonding Cable Joints
High Voltage Cable Accessories 72kV to 245kV
Jointing Oil Filled EHV Cables Using NKT Fluid-Filled Accessories
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