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Method for connecting a tap assembly to an energized high-voltage cable

  • US 3,982,319 A
  • Filed: 01/10/1975
  • Issued: 09/28/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of connecting a concentric tapping cable to an energized high-voltage concentric cable having a semiconductive layer adjacent to the outer conductor of the cable, said method comprising the steps of:

  • removing the outer conductor of the energized cable from around the cable insulation and the semiconductive layer;

    attaching the tapping cable to a clamping means and placing the clamping means around a portion of the energized cable from which the outer conductor was removed;

    placing a housing around the cables and the clamping means;

    removing the semiconductive layer from a portion of the energized cable located at the side of the housing and the clamping means;

    sliding the housing and clamping means along the energized cable until the clamping means is positioned over the portion of the cable from which the semiconductive layer and the outer conductor have been removed;

    inserting a tool through an opening in the housing and adjusting the clamping means to provide electrical contact between the inner conductors of the energized and tapping cables; and

    injecting an insulating material into said opening to insulate the clamping means from the housing.

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