(7) If a cold shrink sleeve is not available:
(a) Make a selection of a tape from Table 7.
(b) Start the first layer of tape a minimum of 2 inches from the end of the splice.
(c) Wind the tape on the splice and a minimum of 2 inches farther than the other end of the
splice. Refer to Figure 25.
Make sure that each edge of the tape makes a 50 percent overlap with the tape below it.
(d) Start the second layer a tape where the first layer of tape ends.
(e) Wind the tape on the first layer of tape in the direction of the start of the first layer of tape.
Refer to Figure 26.
Make sure that:
• Each edge of the tape makes a 50 percent overlap with the tape below it
• The second layer of tape is wound in the opposite direction of the first layer of tape
• The second layer of tape stops where the first layer of tape starts.
POSITION OF THE FIRST LAYER OF TAPE ON THE SPLICE ASSEMBLY
Figure 25
ASSEMBLY AND REPAIR OF THE AMP AND BACS52N COPALUM SPLICES
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