3M Cold Shrink Joints For Jacobs LES Project

By Chris Dodds on 15th February, 2013

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3M Cold Shrink Cable Joints

Cold Shrink Joints & Cold Shrink Terminations

 

T&D have serviced directly from stock an order for over 70no 3M Cold Shrink Cable Joints for the cable jointing of BS5467 XLPE SWA low voltage power cables. T&D carry the largest UK stocks of 3M Cold Shrink cable joints and cable terminations for LV-HV installations. The 3M cable joints were shipped directly from T&D stock to MIC Cristal Chemicals in Stallingborough for leadiing electrical engineers Jacobs LES.

3M LC Cold Shrink LV Cable Joints are suitable for cable types: XLPE, PVC, EPR Insulation, Lead Sheath, Steel Wire Armour/Braid, 0.6/1kV up to 1.9/3.3kV.

3M LC Series Cold Shrink Splice Kits Features

• Simple installation – no special tools required
• No torches or heat required
• Safe installation - replaces conventional resin jointing method
• Accommodates a wide range of cable sizes
• Improved tough rubber formulation withstands rough backfilling
• Resistant to acids, alkalis, ozone, UV light, and fungus
• Waterproof seal

 

3M LC Series Cold Shrink Splice Kits

Kit Ref	Accepted Cable Diameter min-max (Coldshrink Tube)	Diameter Over Lead/Armour min-max (Constant Force Spring)
3M LC1	16.2mm - 33.1mm	9mm - 15mm
3M LC2	16.2mm - 33.1mm	14mm - 22mm
3M LC3	16.2mm - 33.1mm	18.5mm - 29mm
3M LC4	24.9mm - 56.4mm	23.5mm - 37mm
3M LC5	37.8mm - 84.3mm	31mm - 50mm
3M LC6	37.8mm - 84.3mm	44mm - 70mm

 

Why Play With Fire?

Hot-working poses serious dangers with respect to ignition sources in industrial and hazardous areas - air, naked flames and the presence of atmospheric combustible substances trigger the Ignition Triangle - specify and buy 3M Cold Shrink Joints & Terminations for first class safety and service record without any hidden dangers.

The Cool Way to Joint Cables

 

National Titanium Dioxide Company Ltd. ("Cristal") and Millennium Inorganic Chemicals (MIC) combine to form the world's second-largest producer of titanium dioxide and a leading producer of titanium chemicals. Cristal and MIC operate nine manufacturing plants in six countries and employ more than 3,700 people worldwide. Millennium Inorganic Chemicals ("MIC") (www.millenniumchem.com) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cristal. "TASNEE," a Saudi major diversified company with chemicals and petrochemicals operations, owns 66 percent of Cristal, while 33 percent of Cristal is owned by Gulf Investment Corporation ("GIC"), an investment house established in Kuwait by the GCC countries.

 

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