3M Cold Shrink : High Voltage Cable Joints & Cable Terminations
Cold Shrink Terminations, by 3M, provide a modern technology answer to terminating low and high voltage power cables without resort to naked flames, gas torches or "hot-working" hassle.
Cold Shrink Terminations Installation
Cold shrink terminations installation involves fewer steps than the traditional heat shrink termination method - the effficiency of cold shrink terminations derives from a reduced part count compared to heat shrink terminations. The heating step is eliminated, along with heat shrink gas torches, burners and cannisters - reducing risk and potential cable jointer error. The simpler nature of cold shrink termination installation reduces field mistakes - 3M test reports document 30 to 50 years life cycle expectation for cold shrink terminations according to accelerated age testing.
Cold Shrink History
3M developed and patented cold shrink insulation technology in 1968 for cable terminating, jointing, splicing and insulation applications - the first cold shrink insulators were known as pre-stretched tubes (PSTs) or PST zip-core tubes. Consisting of an expanded rubber tube with a removable plastic core, cold shrink terminations satisfied a demand for a faster and simpler cable termination, splice or joint.
* Cold Shrink Terminations 6.6kV / 11kV
* Indoor Terminations, 11kV Single Core, Polymeric, Copper Tape Screen,
Lead Sheaths and/or Aluminium Wire Armoured AWA 50sqmm - 630sqmm
* Outdoor Terminations, 11kV Single Core, Polymeric, Copper Tape Screen,
Lead Sheaths and/or Aluminium Wire Armoured AWA 50sqmm-630sqmm
* Indoor Terminations, 11kV Three Core, Polymeric, Copper Tape Screen/Armoured, 16sqmm-300sqmm
* Outdoor Terminations, 11kV Three Core, Polymeric, Copper Tape Screen/Armoured, 16sqmm-300sqmm
* Indoor Terminations, 11kV Single Core, Polymeric, Copper Wire Screen, 50sqmm-1000sqmm
* Outdoor Terminations, 11kV Single Core, Polymeric,Copper Wire Screen, 50sqmm-630sqmm
* Cold Shrink Terminations 19kV / 33 (36) kV
* Indoor/Outdoor Terminations, 33kV, Single Core, Polymeric, Copper Wire
Screen 35sqmm-630sqmm
* Indoor/Outdoor Terminations, 33kV, Single Core, Polymeric, Copper Wire
Screen, Aluminium Wire Armoured AWA 50sqmm-630sqmm
* Indoor/Outdoor Terminations, Single Core, Polymeric, Copper Tape
Screen 25sqmm-630sqmm