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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: water blocking tape
Synonym1: swelling tape
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Definition: tape applied under a sheath or into the interstices of a conductor in order to prevent water migration along the cable

NOTE – Water migration can occur a) under the sheath, for example when the sheath has been damaged, or b) through the conductor, for example when cable layers through to the conductor have become damaged.


Publication date:2008-06
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