Week 9 - Pump station, Timara 'loop joint', Fitzgerald Ave 66kV, base of Clifton hill.
This is an account of my last week in Cable Jointing. Next week: Line Mechanic work! Work log: Monday 28th March: 11kV XLPE-XLPE-XLPE supply to pump station by estuary, joint from September quake torn apart by February quake. 'Torn apart' joint. Tuesday 29th March: Corner Rothesay Road and Putake Drive, Timara Park. 11kV XLPE-XLPE and XLPE 'loop joint' (see analysis). 'Loop joint'. Wednesday 30th March: Fitzgerald Avenue 66kV XLPE-XLPE joint of 3 x 50 Megawatt cables (see analysis). The 3x 66kV XLPE joints done up. Thursday 31st March: Fitzgerald Avenue 66kV again. Friday 1st April: Clifton Hill by Shag Rock (now Shag Pile!) 11kV PILCA-XLPE-PILCA. Under Clifton Hill.. 'run for the beach if the ground shakes'!! 'Shag Pile', the rock formerly known as Shag Rock! Analysis: Heatshrink vs cold shrink After several 'discussions' with colleagues, I decided to really investigate this subject, with exper