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Heating Cable Repair
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Hot/hot and Hot/cold joint:
Continue with this step only
when IR is 20 MΩ or greater. The joints in the repair kits
are supplied with pilot holes so it is necessary to drill the
pilot hole to the proper size to match the diameter of the
MI heating cable and cold lead. Using a vernier caliper
(or micrometer), measure the outside diameter of the
heating cable and cold lead cable (Figure 14).
Figure 14: Measure cable diameters
Hot/hot joint:
Using the table in Appendix C, select the
correct drill bit size for the MI heating cable diameter
measured above (the drill bit should be 4/1000 in
(0.1 mm) to 10/1000 in (0.25 mm) larger than the cable
diameter). Drill a hole straight through the joint using
the pilot hole as a guide. Check the joint to ensure there
are no burrs inside and verify that the fill hole is tapped
(Figure 15).
Fill hole
Hole drilled
to diameter of
MI heating cable
Figure 15: Cross section of drilled hot/hot joint