Cable Terminations

Instructor’s Guide

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 Index

Page

Instructor’s Guide Overview ………………………….…………………. 3

Material Delivery …………………………………………….…………… 4

Workbook Section Quiz Answers ……………………….………………... 5

Final Test Copy ……………………………………….…………………... 7

Final Test Answers ……………………………………………………….. 9

Field Performance Requirements (FPR) Copy ……………………………10

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 Instructor’s Guide
Overview:

This training unit is intended to be delivered by an instructor qualified in the

subject matter and capable of answering questions to the satisfaction of the
student.

A well qualified Lineman is someone with:

1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Experience

This training material is designed to provide the knowledge required to do

powerline construction and maintenance safely. It also provides a
framework for developing the skills necessary to do the work, through the
use of the Field Performance Requirements (FPR) checklist. The FPR is an
integral part of this training unit and copies of both the final unit test and the
completed FPR should be retained in a student training file, in hard copy
form, to illustrate knowledge and proficiency by the trainee. This material is
progressive, meaning it’s important that the student master the basic units
before attempting the advanced units.

The third key component of Lineman training, Experience, must be gained

on-the-job, under the guidance of a competent Journeyman-level Lineman
and may take several years to gain the exposure to all types of work covered
within this material.

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Material Delivery:

A. Materials Required:
• DVD Unit Disc
• Student Workbook for each Student
• DVD player, television / or projector and screen
• Final unit test for each student
• Marking board or flip-chart

B. Preparations:
• The instructor should begin his/her personal preparation by
viewing the unit DVD, reading the workbook, reviewing the
section quizzes and answers and listing what support tools and
equipment are necessary to complete the unit requirements.
• By class day, all of the materials, tools and equipment should
be in place to support the unit being taught.

C. Recommended Sequence of Instruction:

1. After the instructor’s introductory remarks, have the student read the segment
objectives found in the block at the beginning of the first segment.
2. Briefly discuss the segment objectives with the students.
3. View the first segment of the DVD.
4. Read the text segment that corresponds to the first segment of the DVD.
5. Have students answer the questions at the end of the text segment. Check their
answers with the correct answers provided in the instructor’s manual.
6. Conduct a class discussion of the material just covered. Encourage questions of the
material in the DVD and the text, and encourage note taking in the workbooks.
7. Before proceeding, be sure all understand the concepts presented in this segment.
8. Work through all segments in this manner.
9. A Unit Test covering all the material should be administered by the instructor upon
completion of the unit.

D. Practice Yard:
a. Most units include demonstration of skills associated with the
work and illustration of proper safe work practices. After the
final Unit Test, the class should reconvene in the practice yard
for this portion of the training.
b. Prior to dismissal, ensure each student has a blank FPR to take
back to the field for completion on-the-job.

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 Workbook Section Quiz Answers

1-1. Piece of equipment

1-2. f

1-3. A direct path to ground

1-4. d

1-5. True

1-6. Environment

2-1. c

2-2. Care must be taken to avoid damaging cable layers beneath the one being
removed. Damage could weaken the cable's insulation capabilities, which
could lead to cable failure.

2-3. True

2-4. c

2-5. (These answers may be in either order.)

a. To increase the distance between the end of the conductor and the
insulation shield (or increase the creepage distance)
b. To prevent water from penetrating the termination

3-1. Termination kit

3-2. True

3-3. (These answers may be in either order)

a. Load-break
b. Non-load-break, or deadbreak

3-4. Load-break

3-5. False

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Answers (continued)

4-1. Tracking

4-2. Overhead

4-3. True

4-4. Plastic gloves

4-5. False

5-1. Voltage stress

5-2. Tracking

5-3. Store a charge

5-4. c

5-5. False

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 Cable Terminations
Final Test

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

1. True or False. when two primary cable ends are joined to make a continuous
cable, a class 1 termination is used.

2. When a cable is terminated, the semiconductive _________________________

must be kept a safe distance from the conductor and connected equipment to keep
a safe distance from an electrical ground.

3. Circle the correct answer.

A class 1 termination provides
a. Voltage stress control
b. Tracking protection
c. A protective end seal
d. All of the above
e. Only a and b

4. True or False. When a cable is properly terminated at a poletop location, there are
no exposed energized parts on the termination.

5. When a cable is terminated, the ___________________________________ must

be grounded to ensure personnel safety and proper cable operation.

6. Circle the correct answer.

Which of the following is typically not part of a tape termination procedure?
a. Preparing the cable end
b. Applying a cold-shrink tube
c. Applying a stress cone
d. Grounding the metallic shield

7. Why is it important to use extreme care when removing cable layers in the
process of making a termination?

8. True or False. When a cable termination is made, the insulation layer and the
conductor shield are typically removed at the same time.

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Cable Terminations
Final Test (continued)

9. A package containing all of the pre-formed parts needed to make a termination is

called a ____________________________________________.

10. Two basic types of elbow terminations are the (a) _________________________
elbow and the (b) _________________________ elbow.

11. True or False. An elbow termination provides an insulated connection between a

cable and a piece of equipment.

12. Insulator skirts on terminations reduce tracking by breaking _________________

paths along the length of the termination.

13. True or False. One advantage of using a porcelain termination is that the
concentric wires are removed, and need not be grounded.

14. True or False. Poletop porcelain or rubber terminations have exposed energized
parts.

15. The method of stress control that uses a material with higher ability to store a charge
than cable insulation is known as the ____________________ stress control method.

16. True or False. Cold-shrink terminations are installed by placing them over the cable
and pulling a plastic tab.

17. Circle the correct answer.

During the installation of a cold-shrink termination, silicone grease is typically
applied to the cable insulation to
a. Ease the application of the cold-shrink tube
b. Clean and lubricate the cable insulation
c. Act as a filler and a sealant between the cable layers and the cold-shrink tube.
e. All of the above

18. The insulation layer of a PILC cable is made up o layers of oil-saturated

___________________ wrapped around a shielded conductor.

19. Because PILC cable insulation is vulnerable to damage, it is covered with a flexible
covering made of _________________________.

20. The process of coating the connector and the wiping sleeve of a PILC cable
termination with melted solder is called ________________________.

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 Cable Terminations
Final Test Answers

1. False

2. Insulation shield

3. d

4. False

5. Metallic shield, or insulation shield

6. b

7. Extreme care is necessary to avoid damaging the cable layers beneath the one
being removed. Damage could weaken the cable’s insulation capabilities, which
could lead to the failure of the cable.

8. True

9. Termination kit

10. (These answers may be in either order.)

(a) Load-break
(b) Non-load-break, or deadbreak

11. True

12. Contamination

13. False

14. True

15. Capacitive

16. True

17. c

18. Paper

19. Lead

20. Tinning
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 Field Performance Requirements (FPR)
Complete 
NAME: _____________________________ #___________
Incomplete 
SECTION: Underground Residential Distribution VG = Very Good
ACC = Acceptable
NI = Needs Improvement
UNIT(S): Cable Terminations NA = Not Able to Complete
on this Crew

REQUIREMENTS SUPERVISOR SIGN-OFF

VG ACC NI NA
SEGMENT 1 – INTRODUCTION TO TERMINATIONS

1.1 Can identify termination classes and devices used to control voltage
Stress and devices used for tracking protection ……………………..    
SEGMENT 2 – TAPE TERMINATIONS

2.1 Can demonstrate approved procedures and safe work practices for
making tape terminations ……………………………………………….    
SEGMENT 3 – ELBOW TERMINATIONS

3.1 Can demonstrate approved procedures and safe work practices for
making elbow terminations ……………………………………………...    
SEGMENT 4 – PORCELAIN TERMINATIONS
4.1 Can demonstrate how to install a porcelain termination
………………    
SEGMENT 5 – RUBBER CABLE TERMINATIONS

5.1 Can demonstrate approved procedures and safe work practices for
making the following rubber cable terminations:
a. Molded, Slip-on …………………………………………………
   
b. Cold-Shrink …..…………………………………………………
   
c. Heat-Shrink ……………………………………………………..
   
_____________________________ ___________________________ _______________
Employee’s Signature Supervisor’s Signature Date

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 Performance Notes: ____________________________________________________

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1910.269(a)(2)(vii)    as  of  July,  2006:  

 
The  employer  shall  certify  that  each  employee  has  received  the  training  required  by  paragraph  
(a)(2)  of  this  section.    This  certification  shall  be  made  when  the  employee  demonstrates  
proficiency  in  the  work  practices  involved  and  shall  be  maintained  for  the  duration  of  the  
employee’s  employment.  
 
Note:    Employment  records  that  indicate  that  an  employee  has  received  the  required  training  
are  an  acceptable  means  of  meeting  this  requirement.  

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