Splicing a 24kV electrical line

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Originally Posted by Jon

Splicing a 24kV electrical line.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3020#post97850
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...218#post109858
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...528#post139369
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...063#post120436

FrankS’ mention of the weakest link comes to mind when looking at this task. Hard to tell, but the cables themselves look to be ~500MCM in size. That would ballpark the max power capacity of the 3 lines, running 24KV a bit over 30MWatt. Any deficit at all in the insulation of any conductor would eventually result in a huge explosion.

*That’s* a training session I’d stay awake for.

Splicing a 24kV electrical line - GIF