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Stainless Steel Cable Cable Cleats v Cable Ties - The Myths Debunked By Ellis Patents

By Chris Dodds on 9th March, 2016

are Distributors for Ellis Patents, the world-leading UK manufacturer of cable cleats in stainless steel, aluminium and nylon for retaining, supporting and cleating LV-HV power cables ; this includes 11kV-33kV medium voltage (MV) cables capab... Read More - Stainless Steel Cabl...

Category:  Cable Cleats & Cable Ties

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SF6 Gas Detection For HV GIS Switchgear - Crowcon F-Gas Detector

By Chris Dodds on 8th March, 2016

Gas Detection In High Voltage Substations, Switchgear & Cable Chambers.  Crowcon Gas Detectors. The Rise, Risks & Safe Detection Of SF6 Gas. 50 years ago ABB pioneered GIS technology. Gas insulated high voltage switchgear (GI... Read More - SF6 Gas Detection Fo...

Category:  HV Cable Jointing & Terminating

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7 Types of Drill Pipe Float Valves Used In the Oil & Gas Industry

By Chris Dodds on 29th February, 2016

Drill pipe float valves, or non-return valves, are downhole safety valves that create barriers to prevent unwanted flow of fluids up the drill string. The float valve locks down the flow of fluids while the crew at the rigfloor is making or breaki... Read More - 7 Types of Drill Pip...

Category:  Hazardous Area Electricals & Lighting

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Pfisterer Connex 6S Inner Cone Plugs Terminating 300kV Nexans Cables Into GIS

By Chris Dodds on 25th February, 2016

Cable : Nexans USA (XLPE 300kV) Cable Termination : Pfisterer Connex  Cable Jointer : Andy O'Malley (Allteck Power Line Contractors) Nexans 300kV cable (220kV circuit voltage) is shown prepared for termination using Pfisterer... Read More - Pfisterer Connex 6S ...

Category:  Cable Jointing - PhotoBlog

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Masterclass : Pirelli 33kV Fluid Filled Oil Cable Jointing

By Chris Dodds on 24th February, 2016

All Images Courtesy : Andrew Brezovszky (EHV Cable Jointer).  In a previous Guest Blog Andrew taught us the theoretical formula and then demonstrated the practical skill required in calculating and installing premoulded sleeves when... Read More - Masterclass : Pirell...

Category:  Cable Jointing - PhotoBlog

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FurseWELD Exothermic Welding Systems, Joints & Moulds from ABB Thomas & Betts

By Chris Dodds on 24th February, 2016

FurseWELD exothermic welding is a cost efficient method of achieving high quality electrical connections. FurseWELD is a simple, self-contained exothermic welding system that uses the high temperature reaction of powdered copper oxide and aluminiu... Read More - FurseWELD Exothermic...

Category:  Earthing & Lightning Protection

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Nexans Cable Leads Keep High Voltage Energy Transmission Flowing - 110kV, 132kV & 220kV

By Chris Dodds on 23rd February, 2016

The construction of new power plants and the growing demand for renewable energy sources has increased the need to expand and/or convert networks into transformer substations or onto overhead line towers. As a key player in the energy industry, Ne... Read More - Nexans Cable Leads K...

Category:  HV Cable Jointing & Terminating

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Spiking & Spearing Cable Splices

By Chris Dodds on 23rd February, 2016

"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. See a... Read More - Spiking & Speari...

Category:  Cable Jointing - PhotoBlog

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Cable Fault Location by Baur (Sources, Types & Pre-location Methods) - Part 1 of 3

By Chris Dodds on 22nd February, 2016

            Cable Fault Location On Low, Medium & High Voltage Cable Networks by Baur Baur cable fault locators, cable sheath testers and cable/phase identification systems cover the entire ... Read More - Cable Fault Location...

Category:  HV Cable Jointing & Terminating

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Cable Fault Location by Baur (Connecting Measurement Technology) - Part 2 of 3

By Chris Dodds on 22nd February, 2016

            Cable Fault Location On Low, Medium & High Voltage Cable Networks by Baur Baur cable fault locators, cable sheath testers and cable/phase identification systems cover the entire ... Read More - Cable Fault Location...

Category:  HV Cable Jointing & Terminating

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Cable Fault Location by Baur (TDR Time Domain Reflectometry) - Part 3 of 3

By Chris Dodds on 22nd February, 2016

            Cable Fault Location On Low, Medium & High Voltage Cable Networks by Baur Baur cable fault locators, cable sheath testers and cable/phase identification systems cover the entire ... Read More - Cable Fault Location...

Category:  HV Cable Jointing & Terminating

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Cresatech - Products & Services for Power Utility Networks

By Chris Dodds on 19th February, 2016

Who Are Cresatech? Cresatech focus is on developing low-cost technologies for ubiquitous rollout across the network, with a rapid return on investment. Cresatech is working with power transmission and distribution companies in the U.S.A. an... Read More - Cresatech - Products...

Category:  Earthing & Lightning Protection

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Mitigating Risks Caused By Metal Theft In Electrical Transmission & Distribution Network

By Chris Dodds on 19th February, 2016

The Issues Caused By Metal Infrastructure Theft Grounding infrastructure theft causes major service and continuity issues as well as safety issues on substations. To truly mitigate these problems with 24 hour human intervention is costly and requi... Read More - Mitigating Risks Cau...

Category:  Earthing & Lightning Protection

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Cresatech ZS CuTs Copper Theft 1 of 2 : For Monitoring of Copper Grounded Systems

By Chris Dodds on 19th February, 2016

Products & Services For Power Utility Networks The Cresatech CuTS system for monitoring copper grounded and earthed site infrastructure is designed to monitor changes to the system that occur when cut, damaged or degraded.  Th... Read More - Cresatech ZS CuTs Co...

Category:  Earthing & Lightning Protection

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Cresatech ZM CuTs Copper Theft 2 of 2 : For Monitoring of High Voltage Substations

By Chris Dodds on 19th February, 2016

Cresatech CuTS - Monitoring Larger Sites Such As Substations  The Cresatech CuTS system is installed to monitor metallic infrastructure and look for changes due to cutting/removal, degradation and damage. The system is powered by site bat... Read More - Cresatech ZM CuTs Co...

Category:  Earthing & Lightning Protection

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