BlogCentaur Cable Saddles – A Short-Circuit Tested HV Cleating Solution
The Centaur Cable Saddles are the only solution for cleating large diameter High Voltage power transmission cables, that has been put through, and passed, the most rigorous of short-circuit testing procedures. The cable saddles were designed by Ellis Patents to fill the gap in the market which presented serious safety risks. The Centaur product range […]
Galvanic Corrosion Protection and Prevention in Harsh Environments
When specifying products for use within harsh environments, choosing the correct materials is vital. For example, in offshore oil and gas installations, equipment experiences exposure to high levels of seawater and salt-spray, which are highly corrosive due to the dissolved chlorides within. Offshore installations are not the only projects that experience harsh, corrosive environments, other […]
Repairing PVC Sheathed SWA and Armoured Cables
If the sheath or jacket of an armoured cable is damaged it is important to repair the sheath as soon as possible to prevent further problems such as moisture ingress. Heat Shrink Repair Sleeves Repairing a cable with a heat shrinkable repair sleeve is suitable for power cables at any voltage. The SWRS sleeve is […]
Understanding Switchgear and Equipment Bushings
In recent years there has been a large influx of European switchgear. This has often lead to confusion about the type of switchgear being used and the switchgear bushing to which the cables are to be terminated. Correct cable terminations This has led to the discovery of conventional heat shrink terminations being used incorrectly in […]
Fire Resistant Cleats for Fire Performance Cable
There are two types of fire performance cables currently on the market, flame retardant and fire resistant. The ‘normal’ type of fire performance cables are considered flame retardant, giving off low smoke emissions when subject to a fire, but only have a limited performance against sustained exposure to flames. The other type of cable is […]
A History Of Marconite Conductive Concrete
As stockists of Marconite, we’re able to supply the conductive concrete and pre-mix with short lead times and with no minimum order quantity, to celebrate this, we’ve decided to look at the history of Marconite Conductive Concrete, where it comes from and why it was developed. Conductive clay such as bentonite has been used for […]
