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| Technical Articles & Tools for Electrical & Communications Construction and Maintenance Operations. | |
| Article or Tool | Item Description |
| AirRepair® Application Photos | Photographic examples of potential uses in air pressurization maintenance and repair. |
| AirRepair® Cure Rate Chart | Average cure rates for pressurized cable leak sealant based on ambient temperature. |
| AirRepair® Demonstration Video | 11-minute streaming video demonstrates uses and application of AirRepair® Sealant. |
| ARRA Compliance Certification | American Recovery & Reinvestment Act certification that Polywater® products are made in America. |
| BonDuit® Field Demonstration | A 7-slide show on an exciting BonDuit® Conduit Adhesive field demonstration. |
| BonDuit® Application Instructions | A 6-minute demonstration video on BonDuit® Conduit Adhesive application instructions. |
| BonDuit® Laboratory Report | Full laboratory report on BonDuit® Conduit Adhesive for polyethylene duct. |
| Cable Blown Fiber Optic Cable Installation | Reprint of an article written for Outside Plant Magazine on cable blowing. |
| Cable Cleaning Techniques Video | 8-minute training tape available as free streaming video online, or on compact disk (CD). |
| Cable Compatibility Statement | Compatibility testing of Polywater® J on various cable jacket materials. |
| Cable Installation Engineering Video | 13-minute training tape available as free streaming video online, or on compact disk (CD). |
| Cable Lubricant Application Video | 8-minute training tape available as free streaming video online, or on compact disk (CD). |
| Cable Manufacturer Approvals -- Electrical | A list of electrical cable manufacturer approvals for Polywater® Lubricants. |
| Cable Manufacturer Approvals -- Telcom | A list of communications cable manufacturer approvals for Polywater® Lubricants. |
| Category 6 "Wet Link" Phenomenon | A White Paper on Tension Reduction and Lubrication on High Performance Data Cable. |
| Combustible Cable Pulling Lubricant Residues | International Wire & Cable Symposium white paper on fire-safe cable pulling installations. |
| Conduit Adhesive Application Instructions | How to use BonDuit® Conduit Adhesive to bond PE duct with PVC couplings and more. |
| Conduit Fill's Effect on Premises Cabling | A BICSI paper on optimizing the fit of premise cable in duct. Limits for installing cable at high conduit fill levels.. |
| Duct Displacement Factor in Fiber Pulling | White paper analysis of duct displacement factor in fiber optic pulling. |
| Duct Displacement Factor Calculator | Use this free CALCULATOR to determine duct factor in fiber optic cable pulling. |
| Environmental Statement | Information on "green" environmental considerations such as LEED®, RoHS, and CARB. |
| Fiber Cable Lubrication Video | 12-minute training tape available as free streaming video online, or on compact disk (CD). |
| Fiber's Fragile When it Freezes | America's Network Magazine article reprint on protecting fiber cable from ice damage. |
| Free Offer On Cable Pulling Software | Earn free Pull-Planner™ Software by specifying Polywater® on construction projects. |
| Front End Pack™ Cable Lubrication System | Using conduit-shaped bags of lubricant to lubricate ahead of a cable. |
| Front End Pack™ System Video | Streaming video demonstrates cable/conduit lubrication with Front End Pack™ Bags. |
| Front End Pack™ System Slide Show | Narrated slide show demonstrates cable/conduit lubrication with Front End Pack™ Bags. |
| FST™ Foam Quantity Calculator | Calculates the volume of FST™ Foam and number of cartridges needed for a duct seal. |
| Green Splice Cleaners | How the Pel-Pac® cleaner packaging system reduces greenhouse gas vapor emissions and hazardous spills. |
| Hand & Tool Cleaner Comparison Chart | Analysis of Grime-Away™ solvency power compared to several common competitors. |
| HDD Pulling Tension Estimation | A White Paper Analysis on Pulling Tension Prediction in Large Radius HDD Conduit Bends. |
| HydraSol® Solvency Power Comparison #1 | Chart demonstrates cleaning speed of HydraSol® v.s D'gel® and isopropyl. |
| HydraSol® Solvency Power Comparison #2 | Chart demonstrates cleaning effectiveness of HydraSol® v.s D'gel® and isopropyl. |
| IceFree™ Anti-Freeze Gel Quantity Calculator | Use this free CALCULATOR to determine IceFree™ Anti-Freeze Gel Quantity. |
| Installing Communications Cable in Conduit | White paper on installation engineering presented at the China Telecommunications Exposition . |
| Isocyanate Safety | White paper on safety of Polywater® Urethane Sealants. |
| Jamming & Tension in Cable Pulling Bends | Determining tension and jamming probabilities when pulling cable around bends. |
| LEED & Green Seal Suitability -- J® | Environmental statement for Polywater J® for use in green-certified projects. |
| LSZH Cable Failure | Lab report describes conditions, causes, test methodology, observations, and potential remedies. |
| Lubricant Pumping Resources | A menu of articles, tools, and products related to pumping cable pulling lubricants. |
| Lubricant Quantity Calculator | Use this free CALCULATOR to estimate lubricant amounts needed in cable pulling. |
| Lubricant Selection Guide | Which Polywater® Lubricant is right for you? Characteristics and recommended applications. |
| Model Cable Lubricant Specifications -- J® | Pre-written pulling lubricant spec templates to insert into your project specifications. (Polywater J®) |
| Model Cable Lubricant Specifications -- F® | Pre-written pulling lubricant spec templates to insert into your project specifications. (Polywater F®) |
| Polycarbonate Stress Cracking | White paper analysis of cleaning solvent compatibility with telcom components. |
| PowerPatch® Cure Rate Chart | Average cure rates for transformer oil leak sealant based on ambient temperature. |
| PowerPatch® Features & Benefits Slide Show | 18-slide explanation of the benefits of PowerPatch® Transformer & PILC Leak Sealant. |
| Pulling Cable Through Water | Article on choosing the optimal lubricant for pulling cables into ducts containing water. |
| Repair of Air Leaks in Pressurized Cables | State of the art methodology for repair of aircore telecommunications cable. |
| RoHS Compliance | Statement of compliance with EU Directive 2002/95/EC, "Restrictions of Hazardous Substances." |
| Rubber Goods Cleaning for Safety | Reprint of an article written for Incident Prevention Magazine on rubber goods maintenance. |
| Rubber Goods Cleaning Video | 3-minute cleaning demonstration available as free streaming video online, or on compact disk (CD). |
| Sealing Water out of Duct | Lab report on the water blocking effectiveness of foam sealants in conduits. |
| Seminar Agenda: Cable Installation Engineering | Syllabus for free seminar American Polywater offers to engineering firms at their location. |
| Solvent Vapor Exposure Control Q&A | How can hazardous solvent vapors be limited during electrical cable splicing operations? |
| Transformer Leak Sealing Slide Show | 16-slide demonstration of how to seal transformer oil leaks with PowerPatch® Sealant. |
| Using Software for Cable Pulling Tension Calcs | Article on the basics of friction coefficients and the benefits of using software for calculation. |
| What To Do When Fiber Freezes | Outside Plant Magazine article reprint on protecting fiber cable from ice damage. |
 | A free publication for engineers involved in electrical and communications cable installation. Topics include cable pulling techniques and lubrication; cable and other types of cleaning; live-line tool maintenance and safety; cable removal; pulling tension estimation software; duct sealing; and much more. Click here for back issues |
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