(2) Make a selection of a Temperature Grade B or higher insulation tape from Table 52.
(3) Assemble the sealed splices on the wires in the cable. Refer to Paragraph 7.B.
(4) Put two layers of the insulation tape on the splice assembly.
(a) Tightly wind the first layer of tape on the splice assembly.
Make sure that the layer:
• Starts 1 inch minimum farther than the end of the outer jacket
• Stops 1 inch minimum farther than the end of the outer jacket at the other end of the
splice assembly
• Makes a minimum 50 percent overlap.
(b) Tightly wind the second layer of tape on the splice assembly in the opposite direction of the
first layer.
Make sure that the layer:
• Starts where the first layer stops
• Stops where the first layer starts
• Makes a 50 percent overlap.
(5) Assemble a lacing tape wire harness tie on each end of the splice assembly approximately 0.25
inch from the end of the tape. Refer to Subject 20-10-11.
Make sure that the Temperature Grade of the lacing tape is Temperature Grade B or higher.
CABLE PREPARATION
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ASSEMBLY OF SPLICES
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