Method of making a cable joint

Details Method of making a cable joint Method of making a cable joint

1998-05-29

2000-08-22

Arbes, Carl J.

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Electrical device making

29868, 29869, H01R 4304, H01R 4300

Patent

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061052477

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method for making a cable joint between two polymer insulated power cables (1,2) including the steps of jointing the two bare cable conductors. (3,4) and placing a heat sink device (6) over the joint The method includes preheating the heat sink device which per se consists of a longitudinally split metal sleeve (7,8) with inner side ridges (9,10,11,12) and pressing the hot heat sink ridges into the polymer insulation (13,14) on both sides of the joint to anchor the polymer insulation to the heat sink (6).

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