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1/4 in
(5 mm)
• Notch core.
• Peel bus wire from core.
• Score core between bus wires at inner jacket.
• Bend and snap core.
• Peel core from bus wire.
• Remove any remaining core material from bus wires.
6 1/2 in
(165 mm)
5
6
7
7
• Lightly score inner jacket around and down as shown.
• Peel off inner jacket.
• Determine heating
cable type and
continue as shown.
• Cut and remove all fiber strands.
• Score and remove center spacer.
• Remove any remaining core material from bus wires.
IMPORTANT: For LBTV2 heating cables omit Steps 6
through 12. Instead refer to installation instructions
supplied with the HCS-100-A kit, then go to step 13.
BTV-CR, BTV-CT and
QTVR-CT heating cable
XTV-CT and KTV-CT
heating cable
BTV and QTVR heating cable
XTV and KTV heating cable
