Nuclear qualified in-containment electrical connectors and method of connecting electrical conductors
A nuclear qualified in-containment electrical connection comprises an insulated, sheathed instrument lead having electrical conductors extending from one end thereof to provide two exposed lead wires, a watertight cable having electrical conducting wires therein and extending from one end of the cable to provide two lead wires therefrom, two butt splice connectors each butt splice connector and an adjacent portion of a respective lead wire from the cable and heat shrunk into position, a length of heat shrinkable plastic tubing on the end portion of the instrument lead and the heat shrinkable tubing thereon and over the butt splice connectors and a portion of the cable adjacent the cable lead lines, the outer heat shrinkable tubing being heat shrunk into sealing position on the instrument lead and cable.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5047594; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-549982
- OSTI ID:
- 5490091
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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