Typical Specifications
Sodertite Terminations

This specification covers the requirements for a cable termination for (bracket) (flange) mounted installation. The termination shall be as manufactured by G&W Electric Co. per product designation (ST) (STR) (RST) Sodertite termination. The termination manufacturer shall be ISO 9001:2000 certified.

A. APPLICATION
The termination shall be used on the following cable type:

___  Extruded dielectric, URD and shielded, plastic or lead jacketed.

___  Paper or varnished cambric, shielded, lead jacketed.

___  Low pressure gas or fluid filled.

B. CONSTRUCTION
The termination shall use high strength, wet process porcelain for external insulation. The porcelain shall be a petticoat design with skirt diameters sized to provide an extra margin of strike and creepage distance. The porcelain shall be coated with an external conducting glaze between the bottom petticoat and cable entrance for additional electrical strength. The terminations shall utilize factory assembled metal-to-porcelain soldered joints for gasketless sealing. Stress relief cones and insulating material shall be used to effectively control electrical stresses in the cable. Cable entrances and aerial hoods shall be spun copper for high mechanical strength and a positive sealing surface.

C. DESIGN RATINGS AND STANDARDS
Terminations shall meet all the design requirements as specified by IEEE-48, 1975 standards for Class 1 terminations. The termination shall be rated: (select column)

D. ACCESSORIES (check)
The following accessories shall be supplied:

___ Copper compression connector.

___ Aluminum compression connector.

___ Copper solder connector.

___ Style 4, clamp type aerial lug.

___ Style 8 bus type, vertical aerial lug.

___ Style 18 bus type, horizontal aerial lug.

___ Wiping sleeve entrance fitting.

___ Stuffing box entrance fitting.