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500 psig (34 atm) and temperatures to 3°C. These splices have also been used successfully 

 to effect repairs at sea to depths of 70 feet (22 meters), for both data and power conductors. 



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. Civil Engineering Laboratory 



UNDERWATER REPAIR OF ELECTROMECHANICAL 



CABLES (final), by G. A. Edgerton 



TN-1437 6 pp illus April 1976 Unclassified 



1. Underwater cable splices 2. Diverrepair I. YF52. 556.003.01.009 



Procedures have been developed which will allow the underwater repair of electro- 

 mechanical cables by divers with a minimum amount of training and with off-the-shelf materials. 

 These simple techniques allow repair of electrical systems in-situ as opposed to resurfacing before 

 effecting repairs. The technique combines the use of standard electrical wire crimping equipment, 

 Tygon tubing, and RTV. The splices have been successfully tested in the Civil Engineering 

 Laboratory's (CEL) pressure vessel facility with cyclic pressures to 500 psig (34 atm) and 

 temperatures to 3°C. These splices have also been used successfully to effect repairs at sea to 

 depths of 70 feet (22 meters), for both data and power conductors. 



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