The document outlines the objectives and performance tasks for module 26206-11 on conductor installations within the power line worker curriculum. Key skills include planning cable pulls, setting up equipment, and understanding installation techniques for cables in various environments. Additionally, it covers the importance of communication and safety considerations during operations.

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Conductor Installations
Module Seven – 26206-11

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Upon completion of this module, you will be able to do the following:
1. Explain the importance of communication during a cable-pulling
operation.
2. Plan and set up for a cable pull.
3. Set up reel stands and spindles for a wire-pulling installation.
4. Explain how mandrels, swabs, and brushes are used to prepare
conduit for conductors.
5. Properly install a pull line for a cable-pulling operation.
6. Explain how and when to support conductors in vertical conduit
runs.
7. Describe the installation of cables in cable trays.
8. Calculate the probable stress or tension in cable pulls.
Objectives

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Under supervision of the instructor, you should be able to:
1. Prepare multiple conductors for pulling in a raceway system.
2. Prepare multiple conductors for pulling using a wire-pulling basket.
Performance Tasks

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Slide 3 Figure 4 – Basic steps of a wire-pulling operation

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Slide 4 Figure 5 – Wire-pulling equipment checklist

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Slide 5 Figure 6 – Two methods of transporting cable reels

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Slide 6 Figure 7 – Proper and improper ways of transporting cable reels

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Slide 7 Figure 9 – Faults that may be detected with a conduit mandrel

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Slide 8 Figure 11 – Obtaining the greatest possible conductor sweep in a pull box

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Slide 9 Figure 12 – Power fishing system

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Slide 10 Figure 13 – Blower/vacuum fish tape system used to blow a pull line in conduit

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Slide 11 Figure 14 – Types of pistons in common use

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Slide 12 Figure 15 – Various types of pulling grips used during conductor installation

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Slide 13 Table 1 – Example Pulling Forces for Various Wraps

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Slide 14 Figure 20 – Typical cable-pulling setup

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Slide 15 Figure 21 – Unreel the cable along its natural curvature

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Slide 16 Figure 22 – Cable feed-in setups

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Slide 17 Figure 24 – Never allow a polygon curvature to
occur in a cable-pulling operation

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Slide 18 Table 2 – Spacings for Conductor Supports in Vertical Raceways

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Slide 19 Table 3 – Physical Limitations of Cable

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Slide 20 Table 4 – Angle of Bend vs. Coefficients of Friction

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Slide 21 Figure 27 – Sidewall loading

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Slide 22 Table 5 – Maximum Sidewall Pressures for Various Types of Cable

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Slide 23 Figure 28 – Sample conduit run

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Slide 25 Course Map

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Slide 26 Figure 1 – Basket grip

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Slide 27 Figure – Wire dispensers

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Slide 28 Figure 3 – Multi-cable pull

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Slide 29 Figure 8 – Typical reel stands

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Slide 30 Figure 10 – Devices used to inspect, clean, and lubricate raceway systems

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Slide 31 Figure 16 – Power cable puller capstan

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Slide 32 Figure 17 – Cable pullers

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Slide 33 Figure 18 – Puller setup for a down pull

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Slide 34 Figure 19 – Puller setup for an up pull

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Slide 35 Figure 23 – Cable sheaves

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Slide 36 Figure 25 – Conductors supported with wedges

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Slide 37 Figure 26 – Typical cable tray cable-pulling arrangement

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Slide 38 Figure 29 – Cable length meters

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Slide 39 Figure 30 – Circuit tester

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Slide 40 Nonconductive Fish Tape

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Slide 41 Measuring Tape

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Slide 42 Fish Poles

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Slide 43 Grips and Swivels

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Slide 44 Guiding and Lubricating Conductors

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Slide 45 Monitored Cable Pullers

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Slide 46 Installation Aids

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Slide 47 Complex Installations

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