ASTM F1835-97

Standard Guide for Cable Splicing Installations

SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides direction and recommends cable splicing materials and methods that would satisfy the requirements of extensive cable splicing in modular ship construction and offers sufficient information and data to assist the shipbuilder in evaluating this option of cable splicing for future ship construction.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-1997
• Technical Committee: F25 - Ships and Marine Technology
• Drafting Committee: F25.10 - Electrical

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: F 1835 – 97 An American National Standard
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Guide for
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Cable Splicing Installations
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1835; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope IEEE 45 Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations
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on Shipboard
1.1 This guide provides direction and recommends cable
2.3 UL Standards:
splicing materials and methods that would satisfy the require-
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UL STD 224 Extruded Insulating Tubing
ments of extensive cable splicing in modular ship construction
UL STD 486A Wire Connectors and Soldering Lugs for Use
and offers sufficient information and data to assist the ship-
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with Copper Conductors
builder in evaluating this option of cable splicing for future
2.4 IEC Standards:
ship construction.
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IEC 228 Conductors of Insulated Cables
1.2 This guide deals with cable splicing at a generic level
2.5 Federal Regulations:
and details a method that will satisfy the vast majority of cable
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Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Shipping
splicing applications.
2.6 Military Specifications:
1.3 This guide covers acceptable methods of cable splicing
MIL-T-16366 Terminals, Electric Lug and Conductor
used in shipboard cable systems and provides information on
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Splices, Crimp-Style
current applicable technologies and additional information that
MIL-T-7928 Terminals, Lug, Splices, Conductors, Crimp-
the shipbuilder may use in decision making for the cost
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Style, Copper
effectiveness of splicing in electrical cable installations.
1.4 This guide is limited to applications of 2000 V or less,
3. Terminology
but most of the materials and methods discussed are adaptable
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
to higher voltages, such as 5-kV systems. The cables of this
3.1.1 adhesive, n—a wide range of materials used exten-
guide relate to all marine cables, domestic and foreign,
sively for bonding and sealing; coating added to the inner wall
commercial or U.S. Navy.
of heat-shrinkable tubing to seal the enclosed area against
1.5 The values stated in SI units shall be regarded as
moisture. Adhesive is for pressure retention and load-bearing
standard. The values given in parentheses are inch-pound units
applications (see also sealant).
and are for information only.
3.1.2 barrel, n—the portion of a terminal that is crimped;
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
designed to receive the conductor, it is called the wire barrel.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.3 butt connector, n—a connector in which two conduc-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
tors come together, end to end, but do not overlap and with
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
their axes in line.
tion of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.4 butt splice, n—device for joining conductors by butt-
2. Referenced Documents ing them end to end.
3.1.5 circumferential crimp, n—final configuration of a
2.1 ASTM Standards:
barrel made when crimping dies completely surround the barrel
B 8 Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper
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and form symmetrical indentations.
Conductors, Hard, Medium-Hard, or Soft
3.1.6 compression connector, n—connector crimped by an
D 2671 Test Methods for Heat-Shrinkable Tubing for Elec-
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externally applied force; the conductor is also crimped by such
trical Use
force inside the tube-like connector body.
2.2 IEEE Standards:
3.1.7 cold-shrink tubing, n—tubular rubber sleeves that are
factory expanded and assembled onto a removable core. No
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-25 on Ships and
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Available from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, IEEE
Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.10 on
Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08554.
Electrical.
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Available from Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., 333 Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook,
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 1997. Published October 1998.
IL 60062.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.03.
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Available from the International Electrotechnical Commission, 1 rue de
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.02.
Varembe, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111–5094, Attn: NPODS.
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F 1835
heat is used in installation. Also known as prestretched tubing restriction of being unable to splice cables in defined hazardous
(PST). areas. Hazardous areas are locations in which fire or
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