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Need a little help with covered line wire

Need a little help with covered line wire

Need a little help with covered line wire

(OP)
I am trying to track down a small length (~50 feet) of 1033.5 kcmil, stranded aluminum conductor, covered line wire the code name is Grapefruit.  For use in an old 4,160V aerial distribution.  Any ideas where I can find this?  

A couple of manufacturers have already said that they would be happy to make me a 10,000 foot roll of the stuff.

I have attached a pic of the distribution lines that we trying to attach to.  Please spare me the suggestions of replacing the system, that battle has been fought and we lost.

Thanks for any help.

RE: Need a little help with covered line wire

Do you really need to stay with covered? All the splices and the fused tap lines are not covered. Just use bare aluminum.

RE: Need a little help with covered line wire

Where are you located?  There are a couple supply houses in the US upper midwest which stock small reels of bare 1033 for splicing materials.

RE: Need a little help with covered line wire

(OP)
I am in Denver, but the need is in the middle of Kansas.

RE: Need a little help with covered line wire

edienberg
Try googling "tree wire" or "spacer cable".
Some utilities and PUDs have the stuff in inventory.  If you can find one that has it buying, borrowing or other wise getting it will be interesting.

There is some in this outfits stock catalog, getting it???  

http://www.chelanpud.org/departments/utilityServices/CCPUD_Material_Catalog.pdf

RE: Need a little help with covered line wire

Try Border States Electric Supply in Pewaukee WI if you can use the bare version.

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