5K Cable Factory Damage

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You really need to get the manufacturer out to look at it before you complete the install. We had something like that in an underground duct bank pull, and the manufacturer rep came out and said just tape it up, and gave the client an additional 10 year warranty on the cable.
 
Definitely a question for the manufacturer. I'm assuming you will be performing a HiPot test on the cable. The manufacturer will more than likely make their determination from that.
 
Rick 0920 said:
Definitely a question for the manufacturer. I'm assuming you will be performing a HiPot test on the cable. The manufacturer will more than likely make their determination from that.
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The one I had, the manufacturer's rep only looked at the damage spot. No testing, just a visual inspection.
 
State projects I was involved in required the master spool test reports, the test reports of the lengths I was purchasing, (foot to foot number), and warranty. We also included hipot testing before energizing.

When we did work on state projects a 25-year warranty was mandated.
 
Reminds me of being a paint inspector at a shipyard. (I also worked on the ship, including painting.) The paint was applied too thin and in too much humidity. I brought this to the contractor's and the port engineer's attention. They got the manufacturer involved and they guaranteed the job anyway. A few months later, the paint job was failing with blooms of rust everywhere. The manufacturer's rep and contractor came down and agreed that the paint had failed, but had been guaranteed. A few weeks later, pallets of paint arrived for THE CREW to redo the job!

In this case, expect the manufacturer to guarantee the cable. What does he have to lose? If it fails, he's only out the cable, not any installation or down time.

The cable has an obvious defect. It should be rejected by the purchaser. Of course if you are over a barrel because of production delays, ya gotta do what you can with what you got. I'd prefer to get a discount than get a longer warranty. If nothing else it establishes there is a real problem, not a cosmetic one.
 
Almost looks like a conductor poking out. Are there conductors in the cable that size? Did you test conductivity between that spot and the conductors on the cable?
 
TwoBlocked said:
Hmmm, they make splice kits even for MV cable.
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Because field repairs by a random electrician on an MV cable are just as good as the unmolested product. I can easily see where a shop might have sufficient expertise to run and install, but not repair, MV cable and suddenly find themselves in a bind and roll the dice on doing the repair themselves rather than spend the money to bring in someone with the right skill set.
 
gadfly56 said:
Because field repairs by a random electrician on an MV cable are just as good as the unmolested product. I can easily see where a shop might have sufficient expertise to run and install, but not repair, MV cable and suddenly find themselves in a bind and roll the dice on doing the repair themselves rather than spend the money to bring in someone with the right skill set.
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I agree! We had a couple arc flash explosions in a 4160 splice box we put in ourselves. The guys had no idea there were special procedures. One guy got curious and googled it and found a you tube video. Yes, best to bring in the experts.
 
TwoBlocked said:
I agree! We had a couple arc flash explosions in a 4160 splice box we put in ourselves. The guys had no idea there were special procedures. One guy got curious and googled it and found a you tube video. Yes, best to bring in the experts.
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I am sorry, but anyone who can read and follow the directions can successfully splice or terminate 5kV conductors. The instructions are typically very detailed.
 
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