Engineer's Corner -- Technical Articles & Tools for Electrical & Communications Cable Pulling, Cleaning, and Sealing; Duct & Conduit Sealing and Coupling; Transformer and PILC Repair; and other construction and maintenance topics.

Engineer's Corner -- Technical Articles & Tools on Electrical & Communications Cable Pulling & Cleaning, Duct Placement, Underground Construction, Wire Installation & Lubrication, Fiber Optics, Outside Plant, Coaxial Cabling, Pull Tension Calculations, Friction Reduction, and more.

Engineer's Corner
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.
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 Compatibility Statement	Compatibility testing of Polywater® J on various cable jacket materials.
Cable Installation Engineering Video	15-minute training video on available on CD.
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	Page under construction.
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.
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.
Hand & Tool Cleaner Comparison Chart	Analysis of Grime-Away™ solvency power compared to several common competitors.
HDD Drilling Instructions for HoleShot™	How to use HoleShot™ Polymer Additive to improve HDD performance in unstable soils.
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 .
Jamming & Tension in Cable Pulling Bends	Determining tension and jamming probabilities when pulling cable around bends.
Temperature Stability of HoleShot™ B Additive	Lab Report on Freeze Point & Temperature Stability of HoleShot™ B Drilling Fluid Additive.
LubeMaster™ Fiber Lubrication System	Using the LubeMaster™ Applicator to clean and lubricate fiber cable for pulling.
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	Pre-written pulling lubricant spec templates to insert into your project specifications.
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.
Repair of Air Leaks in Pressurized Cables	State of the art methodology for repair of aircore telecommunications cable.
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.

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