G&W Slip-on® Termination Accessories

Bodies – Standard bodies are made of cast aluminum painted gray. Cast brass bodies are available. A plated steel vent plug is standard and is threaded into the body to permit displacement of the internal insulating material during cable insertion.

External Insulation – Slip-on terminators utilize a high strength, wet process porcelain with excellent mechanical and electrical characteristics. Deep draw corrugated skirts provide the necessary creepage and strike distances and permit installation in either upright or inverted positions, indoors and out. Porcelains are gasket sealed to the body of the terminator.

Stress relief – Factory installed, internal stress relief devices control electrical stress without having to build a taped stress cone on the cable. The device is shaped to permit smooth entry of the cable while assuring continuous contact around the cable shielding system.

Sealing system – Hoods are gasketed and spun on to the top of the terminator. Sealing bolts prevent leakage of the internal insulating material. A silicone rubber diaphragm provides a positive seal at the cable entrance of the terminator. A bolted cast aluminum sealing plates holds the rubber diaphragm in place.

Internal insulating material – Slip-on terminators are factory filled with an exclusively formulated insulating material (Novoid 254) which eliminates the need for heating and pouring of compounds in the field. The soft, tacky material has a dielectric constant (SIC) which closely approximates that of polyethylene providing a dielectrically compatible system with the cable. The insulating material creates a void-free environment around the prepared cable end and permits acceptance of a wide range of cable sizes. Some physical and electrical characteristics are:

Cable centering plug – A cable centering plug is included with each termination to provide a snug fit at the cable entrance for small diameter cables.

Adapter kits – Slip-on terminators are designed for polyethylene insulated, URD cables. To terminate paper or varnished cambric insulated, lead sheath cables or shielded, jacketed cables having rubber or polyethylene insulation one of the following kits must be used.

“K” Adapter Kit – or polyethylene or EPR rubber insulated, shielded, jacketed cables or lead sheath cables not requiring a wiped joint. A “K” kit adds approximately 2 3⁄4” to the length of the terminator. K1 kits include a ground strap, tension spring, rubber sealing boot, housing and mounting hardware. K2 and K3 kits consist of the same as a K1 except that a rubber cushion strip and band clamp is used instead of a tension spring.

“W” Adapter Kit – For polyethylene or EPR rubber insulated, lead sheathed cables where a wiped joint is required. The kit consists of a brass wiping sleeve with molded rubber gasket. A ground boss with a 1⁄2”-13 tap is provided on the sleeve.

“PW” Adapter Kit – For paper or varnished cambric insulated, lead sheathed cables where a wiped joint is required. The kit consists of a “W” series kit combined with Teflon® tape for protection of the paper or varnished cambric tape during installation.

Connectors – Connectors are compression style available in either copper or aluminum. Compression connectors are required for both eyebolt and hood style terminations. Cooper connectors are made of high conductivity copper and are for use on copper conductor cable only. High conductivity aluminum connectors are tin plated and are for use on aluminum conductors through 1250 kcmil and copper conductors up to 250 kcmil as standard. The aluminum connectors are internally coated with a conductive oxide inhibiting compound for proper connection to aluminum conductors.

Aerial lugs – Two different aerial takeoff constructions, an eyebolt and compressible hood design, are used depending upon the current rating and conductor size of the cable. Eyebolt style lugs will accept up to a 250 kcmil overhead conductor. A flat pad, clamp type and two styles of offset aerial lugs are available for use with the hood constructed terminations. Standard hoods are made of tinned aluminum with copper hoods available.

Various types of copper and aluminum aerial lugs are available for hood style terminators. Copper lugs are for use on copper aerial connections only. Aluminum lugs are tin plated and can be used for both copper and aluminum aerial connections. Flat pad and style 8 offset lugs are for bus connections while clamp and style 4 offset lugs are for bare wire aerial connections.

Brackets – Various styles of pole, crossarm and channel mounting brackets are available for single and three single conductor terminations. For more information see Bracket Selector Guide.