Cable joints play a vital role to make electrical connections dependable. These provide mechanical support and physical protection to cable joints and terminals. The uninterrupted power supply has become a core need of businesses, industries, and commercial establishments to perform to achieve a sustainable growth rate. The heat-shrinkable joints for connecting cables drive in the stability of the power supply along with several other benefits.
Heat Shrink Cable Joints for Secured Cable Connections
Cable jointing is an indispensable practice for electrical technicians, engineers, and consultants; we have high expectations on it because the overall performance of electrical installation depends upon the secure jointing standards. A cable joint must protect connected cables against dust, penetration of foreign objects, and moisture ingress. Heat shrink cable jointing is the best match for universal application to implement at straight through or branch joints in low-voltage or high voltage electrical installations. The longitudinal and laterally waterproof heat shrink cable joints by Gala Thermo secure the cable connections to withstand in the toughest environments.
Gala Thermo Offers a Range of Ready-To-Use Heat Shrink Cable Joints
As the acceptance of heat shrink technology is increasing in the community of electrical engineers, technicians, consultants, and other stakeholders, the diversity in demand is also increasing. Gala Thermo, the leading manufacturer of heat-shrink insulation products, offers a wide range of ready-to-use heat shrink cable joints. The cable joints can be categorized as –
- Transition joints: Suitable for cables of all sizes; facilitate to connect cables of different cores
- Pot End Joints: Suitable for power cable left live at termination
- Branch Joint: suitable for ‘T’ or the ‘Y’ type joints of 1 to 5 cores cables
- Straight Joints- suitable for outdoor, indoor, submerged, and underground cable jointing
As being one of the top manufacturers and suppliers of heat shrink cable joints, Gala Thermo keeps inventing new solutions to provide better electrical connections. The recently launched series of cable joints are-
- GXLT/GPLT: Suitable for PVC / XLPE/ PILC Cables upto3.3kv
- GXS/1236kv: Suitable for 3 Core XLPE/PVC insulated cables for up to 36kv
- GXSS/1236: Suitable for single core XLPE/EPR/PVC insulated cables for upto 36kv
- GPS/1112: Suitable for 11kv 3 core PILC cables
- GTJ/1112kv: Suitable for 3 core XLPE/PILC cables up to 12kV
- GTJ/2436: Suitable for 3 core XLPE/PILC cables up to 36Kv
The Premium Quality Heat Shrink Cable Joints
Gala Thermo is manufacturing heat shrink insulation products for over the decades. Its continuous R&D keeps the product category expanding. The cable joints are tested for a range of quality parameters like –
- Heating cycle test in water
- Insulation resistance
- Impulse withstand test at ambient temperature
- Impulse withstand test at elevated temperature
- C. high voltage test
- C. high voltage test
No breakdown and no flashover under extreme conditions ensure the long-lasting performance of cable joints. The heat-shrink cable joints are made in a user-friendly kit containing all the needed installation accessories like terminal lug, adhesive lined terminal sleeve, anti-tracking sleeve, stress control sleeve, copper braid, worm drive clip, etc. All the cable joints supplied by Gala Thermo are IEC 60502-4 & CENELEC HD 629.1 compliant as well as in line with IEC 60502, 60060 & 60230 quality parameters.
Parting Note
The practice of using low-cost heat shrink cable joints for secured cable connections saves a lot in the long-term in the form of low maintenance, long life of electrical cable connections, reduced faults in electric supply etc; adapt heat shrink technology for growth-oriented transition in a new era.