Installation can be rough on a new electrical cable! A pulling winch can apply a few thousand pounds of tension. Bends in the duct can apply crushing sidewall pressure. Even the pulling eyes can chew through the cable jacket and permanently damage the cable ends. Cable manufacturers have a variety of physical limits for different cable constructions (tension, bending radius limits, end connections, etc).

Cable manufacturers limit the pulling force of wire mesh grips to a few hundred pounds for a reason: the wire mesh is gripping on the external plastic jacket of the cable. But you can’t expect the plastic jacket and rubbery insulation to support a structural load!

Typically, cable manufacturers require 10-15 feet of cable be cut away, beyond the end of the wire mesh grip. Why? Because the pulling forces exerted on the outside surface have applied shear forces through the jacket, the insulation and the outer strands of the cable construction – there is no way to ensure that the cable construction has not been damaged or deformed during the pull.

To take advantage of the cable’s maximum pulling tension, you have to get a grip on the conductor itself. The DCD Power-Grip is designed to lock onto the conductor strands and the harder you pull, the tighter your Grip! When you’ve completed your pull, cut away the portion of the cable conductor deformed inside the Power-Grip and that’s it.

DCD Design’s Power-Grips and Swivel-Grips are designed to make cable installation easy and secure. The re-useable Grips are sized to fit electrical cable from 1/0 through 2000MCM and really shine for the larger cables, where the pulling tension will approach the cable manufacturer’s allowance.

Assembly of the Power-Grip to the electrical cable is quick and easy: cut back the insulation to bare the conductor; mount the Threaded Cone Nut to suit the conductor size; screw in the Tapered Insert; and mount the preferred attachment Body. You select which Body suits your connections: the Lug, Clevis or Swivel Bodies share common threads to quickly mix and match.

The Power-Grip locks onto the conductor strands and the harder you pull, the tighter your Grip! When you’ve completed your pull, cut away the portion of the cable conductor deformed inside the Power-Grip and that’s it. You’re ready to re-use the Grip for the next conductor.