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11.0 Repairing Damaged Cable Jacket
Note: For jacket repair option, additional tape may be needed for longer repairs.
11.1 Remove damaged cable jacket and taper jacket approximately 1" (25 mm).
11.2 Scuff and clean 4" (100 mm) of cable jacket beyond each split end.
Scuff &
Clean
4"
(100 mm)
Scuff &
Clean
4"
(100 mm)
2"
(50 mm)
2"
(50 mm)
Figure 28
11.3 Starting half way up the tapers, wrap half-lapped layers of Scotch
®
Linerless
Rubber Splicing Tape 130C (tacky side DOWN), building up and across the
splice until 130C tape is equal to or greater than original jacket thickness and
extends 1" (25 mm) past the top of jacket tapers.
Scotch
®
Linerless Rubber Splicing Tape 130C
Tacky Side DOWN
1" (25 mm)
past end of taper
1" (25 mm)
past end of taper
Figure 29