Today’s age is said to be the age of polymeric cable installations. However, about 50% of the underground network of a power distribution system comprises installations of old paper-insulated cables. Though emphasis is greatly placed on ‘pushing out the lead’ the old cable installations still hold sway. In spite of these systems being many years old they still continue to function effectively as long as they are not disturbed.
Have you anytime encountered an accident while any electrical work was under progress? Chances of such incidents are not rare if adequate precautions are not taken. An apprentice electrician getting fatally injured due to touching live bus bars that have remained exposed in any industrial setting is a very simple example of such an occurrence.
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Cable joints and terminations play a vital role in providing dependable electrical connection, mechanical support and physical safeguarding of cables.They are an indispensable item in the electronic and electrical system of any household or industrial setting. The joints are categorized depending upon their function, construction materials and the cable type.
Heat shrink tubing is always seen wherever there are wires and cables and work great to provide protection and offer cosmetic augmentation to the application. Though such an indispensable and commonly used product there are very few who know the history behind it.
Heat shrink tubing is an indispensable item on the factory floor of any industry. Ease of use and high degrees of versatility makes it an unequivocal choice in jobs of repair and maintenance besides fulfilling a number of other functions.
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Heat shrink products like heat shrink tubes, heat shrink boots, heat shrink end-caps etc are an indispensable part of any industrial application. Heat shrink tube as the name suggests is a plastic tube that shrinks on application of heat. The extent of its shrinkage depends on the shrink ratio which can be anything from a 2:1 to a 6:1. A 2:1 ratio means that shrinkage occurs to the extent of 50% of its original diameter which means that a one inch diameter will shrink to half an inch and so on. Let us know a few more details of this versatile item.
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Heat shrink products are versatile items that are of great use in varied industrial applications. Safeguarding your cables from abrasion, weather, chemicals and acting as important means for colour coding, bundling and strain relief are just a few of the many benefits offered by this item. Heat shrink boot, heat shrink tubes, heat shrink sleeves etc are great insulation enhancement products and are pretty simple to use provided you follow proper guidelines while using them.
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A cable termination is connecting a cable end to an equipment piece or another cable physically and electrically. Cable terminations are therefore devised and fitted for physical and electrical connection of two ends of a cable.
Heat shrink products are indispensable components for varied electronic and electrical harnessing applications. Several products in this category are being formulated to meet the wide-ranging performance requirements of the industry. Heat shrink tubing along with heat shrink boots, heat shrink cable end caps, heat shrink sleeves and other constituents of heat shrink moulded shapes are just to name a few that cannot be done away with in a multitude of sensitive and not so sensitive applications.
Heat shrink products like ‘heat shrink tubes’ are an indispensable accessory in most of the industrial applications. It is a versatile item that helps to protect, electrically insulate and bundle cables as well as act as an environmental seal preventing contaminants in any form from affecting sensitive components. The process of making this accessory is an interesting one and the following brief makes it clear.