Oil Filled, HP Gas, PILC, XLPE Jointing

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing the XLPE side of the transition joint as well as the concentric earth bond. This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) in 2019 .

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing the fluid side of the transition joint.This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing the 3 Click-Fit terminations plugged into the transition joint. This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing a Prysmian Click-Fit XLPE termination which would later be plugged into the fluid side of the transition joint. This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing all 3 cores finished & with 1 of 3 tie bars in place (spreader-intermediate plate). The large joint sleeve can be seen at the top of the photo just resting on the spreader. This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing all 3 cores nearly finished & with 1 of 3 tie bars in place (spreader-intermediate plate). This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) in 2019 .

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing all 3 cores covered with knit mesh & Pirelli/Prysmian 7 strand tin copper wire running up the stress and over the knit mesh. This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing 3 different stages of the insulation build up. Bottom core is the crepe paper insulation. The right hand core is the same as the bottom core but with a layer of carbon crepe over it. Left core is with knit mesh screening in place. This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) in 2019 .

CRS Ltd made, Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid-XLPE). Photo showing Breeches Piece / Glove, Spreader Plate with Knit Mesh Screening on the 3 cores going over and tacked to the Glove & terminated and soldered to the metallic sheath(not shown). This joint was made for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) in 2019 .

CRS Ltd made 132kV Prysmian 3 Core Transition Joint (fluid side). The view of the spreader clamp plate. This work was carried out for Scottish & Southern (SSE).

CRS Ltd cable jointer (Rob Hughes) pressing a half lap ferrule / socket with a 4 piece press on a Prysmian 132kV 3 Core Transition Stop Joint (fluid side) for Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

Cable Repair Services Ltd ( CRS Ltd) & Clancy Docwra, Hurst - Bromley 132kV Refurbishment Team. CRS (L-R) R Hughes, G Inwood, S Perkins, R Stammers, R Goodger, M Dixon, D Ashby, M Taffs, G Horne, T Taffs, UKPN Engineer & D Dunbar.

Cable Repair Services Ltd (CRS Ltd) - 11kv Transition Joints. Cables being prepared prior to jointing. This work was for SSE and we was working on behalf of IPS Power Ltd & Prysmian

The cable jointing training they will be undertaking will include Fluid Filled Cable Systems as well as XLPE cable systems. Other training will include Pilot Joints, Oil Leads, Earthing (bonding, flat earthing & link boxes), Lead Repair Sleeves for Fluid Filled & HP Gas Cable systems as well as how to carry out cable freezes, serving repairs & testing and much more.

The fluid side of this joint is 400mm2, oval, copper conductor with paper insulation, impregnated in cable fluid. The solid side of this joint was 630mm2 EPR and the terminations are 3 x Cooper T.

Cable Repair Services (CRS) Ltd / - Cross Bonded Link Box Refurbishment carried out by D Ashby & R Hughes of CRS Ltd

Cable Repair Services Ltd (CRS Ltd) - CRS jointer Dave Young plumbing a band wipe using acetylene & Ryan Stammers carrying out the oil work on a 33kV fluid filled, straight joint. This type of joint at this voltage is vacuumed & filled but if there is other damage elsewhere / nearby then you have to circulate it through the oil set