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FSJ1-50A 1/4" coax. Direct burial?
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mmckenna
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No, it's not direct burial rated.
I'd not even use that inside a conduit underground. Water will get in the conduit and it'll make a mess.
If you need direct bury, get the right stuff -and- put it in conduit.
I'd not even use that inside a conduit underground. Water will get in the conduit and it'll make a mess.
If you need direct bury, get the right stuff -and- put it in conduit.
speedway_navigator
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Our electric utility is digging up and splicing these power cables as they are shorting to ground. I was told this is 500 MCM and carries 7.2 kV to the step down transformers in our yards but spec sheets I've read say 600 volts. The black scorch marks are very visible on the pipe.
This piece and the other cables were laid on top of the empty 4" PVC conduit for whatever reason.
Maybe it was discrimination since the PVC has the same uniform color as the Confederates did and the cable jacket is black so the cables were not allowed in...
The lead guy said his crew and another one do this butt splice operation every day due to the number of cables failing. He said they have a 30 year life span (cables, not the crew) and were buried in the mid 1980s, so that's the reason for the failure rates. One main xfmr feed has 22 splices.
The crew can detect the arcing to ground just by listening and feeling the thumping on the pavement, I barely felt it.
This piece and the other cables were laid on top of the empty 4" PVC conduit for whatever reason.
Maybe it was discrimination since the PVC has the same uniform color as the Confederates did and the cable jacket is black so the cables were not allowed in...
The lead guy said his crew and another one do this butt splice operation every day due to the number of cables failing. He said they have a 30 year life span (cables, not the crew) and were buried in the mid 1980s, so that's the reason for the failure rates. One main xfmr feed has 22 splices.
The crew can detect the arcing to ground just by listening and feeling the thumping on the pavement, I barely felt it.
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The Andrews/Comscope installation guide has instructions for direct bury on page 6: https://www.talleycom.com/images/pdf/Installation Instructions.pdf
mmckenna
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You are absolutely right. Never noticed that.
However, 30 plus years of fighting with 'direct bury' cabling, and I'd never use it that way. At minimum, I'd use conduit, and I'd find a cable with a water dispersement compound.
speedway_navigator
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thanks for the link, I had a guy wanting an example of an ice shield and none of my site photos had them.
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