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Installing the sensor cable
FlexPS Product Guide Page 43
Cable conditioning procedure (part 2 - cable flossing)
Pull the cable by the armoured jacket to remove any slack and then use a “flossing” motion to pull
the center conductor back and forth to ensure the center conductor is floating freely over the full
length of the sensor cable.
1. The second person begins by using pliers to apply 2.3 to 4.5 kg (5 to 10 lb) of pulling tension to
the center conductor while maintaining a firm grip on the cable’s black jacket (see
Figure 45: ).
The first person holds the cable firmly by the black jacket and tells the second person to stop
pulling when the knot reaches the black jacket.
2. The first person then uses pliers to apply 2.3 to 4.5 kg (5 to 10 lb) of pulling tension to the
center conductor while maintaining a firm grip on the cable’s black jacket (see
Figure 16: ).
The second person holds the cable firmly by the black jacket and tells the first person to stop
pulling when the knot reaches the black jacket.
Note Initially, there may be resistance as well as some “stretching” as the
center conductor is freed inside the cable (i.e., the center conductor
pulls out at one end but remains the same length at the other). Once the
center conductor moves back and forth so that pulling it out 15 cm
(6 in.) at one end causes it to retract 15 cm at the other end, the
conditioning is complete.
Note If the center conductor does not move back and forth easily (or at all)
during the flossing process, it is likely bound somewhere inside the
cable. In this case, repeat waving and tapping and flossing until the
center conductor moves freely and easily.
Figure 45: Mark 2 Armour-FLEX cable conditioning (part 2 cable flossing)
Figure 46: Mark 2 Armour-FLEX cable conditioning (part 2 cable flossing)
apply 2.3 to 4.5 kg (5 to 10 lb) pulling tension
to the center conductor
hold the cable by the black jacket
second person
first person
second person
first person
hold the cable and use pliers
to the center conductor
to apply pulling tension
hold the cable and tell the second person to stop
pulling when the knot reaches the black jacket