Technical Articles

SABS 0198: Part XIII – 1988

Extracts for information and convenience

5.1 General

The use of inappropriate or excessive test voltages or unsuitable fault location methods can damage XLPE cables. Cables that are particularly prone to damage during testing are those that have water trees and those that have a construction that differs from that specified in the 1981 and subsequent editions of SABS 1339.

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