International Library of Technology · Scranton, International Textbook Co. · leaf 138
ce and /. III.—9 22 ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION. 15 proceeding along the cable to the end. Thus the moistureis driven out at the cut. When the use of torches is notallowed on account of gas in the manholes, hot insulatingcompound, such as boiling paraffin, may be poured over thecable. This process is… … fig. 26. When all trace of moisture has disappeared, the lead cov-ering is removed for a convenient length from each of theends to be joined and the insulation is cut away for ashorter distance from the end, leaving a certain lengthbeyond the lead. A lead tube of sufficient diameter to fitover the…
Electrical engineering
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