Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/28/98
ABC130 19984-99999 L+L 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Conductor Installation/Termination
Transportation, storage and setup of cable reels, methods of rigging and procedures for installing conductors using cable pulls in raceways and cable trays. Also methods of terminating and splicing conductors. Prerequisites: Indentured status with Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC130   19984-99999 Conductor Installation/Termination
1. Describe the various methods of installing conductors in conduit and explain the importance of selecting the proper location for cable pulls. (I)
2. Identify the proper methods and techniques of setting-up, transporting and storing cable reels. (II)
3. Install pull lines for cable pulling operations and describe the process of high-force cable pulling. (III, IV)
4. Support conductors in vertical conduit runs. (V)
5. Install cable in cable trays. (VI)
6. Explain the importance of communication during a cable pulling operation. (VI)
7. Calculate the probable stress or tension in cable pulls. (VII)
8. Prepare good conductor terminations. (VIII)
9. Install lugs and connectors to conductors. (IX)
10. Explain the NEC requirements in cable terminations and splices. (X)
11. Explain why mechanical stress should be avoided at cable termination points. (XI)
12. Demonstrate specific splicing types. (XII)
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ABC130   19984-99999 Conductor Installation/Termination
    I. Conductor Installation
        A. Planning
        B. Location-cable pulls
        C. Operations
      II. Cable reels
          A. Setting up
          B. Transporting
          C. Storing
          D. Raceways
          E. Cable ends
            1. Stripping
            2. Safety
        III. Cable Pulling Equipment
            A. Pull line safety
              1. Installation
              2. Other
            B. Types of cable pullers
          IV. High Force Cable Pulling
              A. Feed-in setup
                1. Sheaves
                2. Rollers
              B. Other
            V. Supporting Conductors
                A. National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements
                B. Types of vertical supports
              VI. Installing Cable in Cable Trays
                  A. Systems
                  B. Tools
                  C. Communication
                VII. Physical Limitation of Cables
                    A. Maximum allowable tensions
                      1. Pulling device
                      2. On conductor
                      3. Sidewall load
                      4. In horizontal pulls
                    B. Practical applications/calculations
                  VIII. Conductor Insulation Preparation/Terminations
                      A. Basic requirements
                      B. Stripping and cleaning
                    IX. Wire Connections
                        A. Types
                        B. Properties
                        C. Heat-shrink insulators
                        D. Wire nuts
                        E. Lugs/connectors/conductors
                      X. Terminating Cable and Splicing Cable
                          A. M1 cable
                          B. Bending
                          C. NEC codes
                            1. Incoming line connectors
                            2. Main disconnect
                            3. Short-circuit bracing
                            4. Connections
                            5. Mounting enclosures
                        XI. Terminating Conductors
                            A. Bending tools
                            B. NEC requirements
                            C. Mechanical stress/termination points
                          XII. Splicing
                              A. Types
                                1. Rattail
                                2. Western union
                                3. Fixture
                                4. Tap
                              B. Taping
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