TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION STANDARD TCS-P-104.06, Rev.

4.4 Where direct wind line pulling is used, the cable end shall be fitted with a properly
designed pulling eye which transfers the winch line tension to the cable conductor.
Cable stockings or Kellems grips must not be used.

A dynamometer fitted to the cable winch is required so that the pulling tension on
the cable may be checked and that safe pulling tensions are not exceeded. To reduce
tension when pulling cable into ducts, a suitable lubricant shall be applied to the
cable. A recommended lubricant is 80% glycerin and 20% water by weight with a
thickening agent added of 1½% to 2½% hydroxyethyl-cellulose. The lubricant
recommended by the cable manufacturer can be used.

For convenience and cleanliness in splicing, the first and last 1.5m of the cable shall
not be lubricated.

5.0 OIL FEED SUPPLIES

Before completing the pulling-in operation and removing the cable end from the drum, a
temporary oil feed must be connected to the leading end of the cable. A source of degassed
cable oil, either a reservoir or an adjacent cable, must be ready and equipped with a suitable
length of treated and filled copper tubing.

The connection is made to the flared fitting on the end of the cable. Ensure that oil is
flowing from both cable and oil source while making the connection to avoid the ingress of
air. Once this connection has been made, the cable drum reservoir may be shutoff and the
cable removed from the drum.

If there is an excess of cable and it has to be cut and capped, this may only be done with the
cable end elevated to form a ‘U’ or oil trap below the point of cutting and with a positive
flow of oil applied to the remote end of the cable.

In all the operations of oil-filled cable installation, cable pulling, connection and
disconnection of oil supplies, cutting and capping, jointing, terminating, etc., the following
points must be observed:

5.1 No parts of the cable system shall be left without a positive oil pressure.

5.2 A source of pressurized degassed cable oil must be available at all times.

5.3 Consideration must be given to static hydraulic pressures when selecting the pressure
of the oil supply to be applied for temporary oil feeds.

5.4 All connectors must be made with a positive oil flow from both ends to be
connected.

5.5 After cutting and capping cable ends and after disconnecting any oil feed line, a
flush of oil shall be made through the fitting to ensure any trapped air is flushed out.

5.6 All oil feed points and accessible connections shall be secured from unauthorized
tampering or vandalism.

TCSP10406R0/AAG Date of Approval: February 14, 2007 PAGE NO. 7 OF 20