Full-scale, 55-meter test rig at EPRI's Charlotte laboratory and tested cable samples. Underground transmission extruded-dielectric cables in North America are typically installed in duct-manhole ...

HD Electric Co. now offers its new Underground Cable Fault Tester, the UCT-8, a lightweight one-piece tool that is used to test underground de-energized primary shielded voltage cables for faults.

Microcontroller-based circuits for testing cables, sometimes in conjunction with a PC, are easy to use and very flexible. For the hobbyist, however, the complication of such devices is not justified.

Keysight Technologies has introduced two cable test options for its FieldFox handheld analyzers. The company says cables (including waveguide, coaxial, and twisted-pair versions) are the most widely ...