The new 3M cold shrink foldback splice jacket kit SJ-FB provides a continuous tube from cable jacket to cable jacket with no seams, providing an excellent environmental seal and splice protection. It requires a shorter parking space than straight-line tubes, overcoming the problem of too little space in a ditch, manhole or vault.

Power utilities and industrial and commercial contractors using jacketed power cable will find many uses for this splice jacket. It is made of EPDM rubber that contains no chlorides or sulfurs. Four kit sizes cover an application range from 4 AWG, 15kV to sizes larger than 1,000 kcmil, 35kV.

The kit includes Scotch rubber mastic tape 2228, which provides an excellent environmental seal between the cable jacket and the foldback jacket tube. Mastic strips, also included in the kit, are used around the optional external ground conductor.

3M invented cold shrink splicing technology more than 30 years ago. Because the tube is applied by unwrapping and pulling a perforated core that supports the tube, installation presents fewer risks to installers than when using torches or tape to install a splice jacket.

For more information about the 3M cold shrink foldback splice jacket kit SJ-FB, contact the 3M Electrical Markets Division, A130-4N-40, 6801 River Place Blvd., Austin, TX 78726-9000, USA, or call 1-800-245-3573. For more information about 3M electrical products, go to www.3M.com/electrical.

3M Electrical Markets Division

The 3M Electrical Markets Division, based in Austin, Texas, designs, manufactures and markets products for electrical construction, industrial maintenance, utility and industrial power businesses, and electrical/electronic devices produced by original equipment manufacturers. Division products include electrical and electronic specialty insulating tapes; power cable splices and terminations, including cold and heat shrink technologies; cable arc and fire resistant tapes; heat shrinkable tubing and molded shapes for electrical insulation; electrical wire connectors; wire terminals, tools and lugs; wire marking products; cable ties; underground/underwater electrical system products; and electrical diagnostic and detection products.

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3M Electrical Markets Division, AustinMary Kay Kniefmkknief at 3M dot com