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Tube-Lube 326
35000 series

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DCD TUBE-LUBE®326 is the new pulling lubricant for the 21st century! Well tried and tested and in abundant use across Europe for many years, this one lubricant is all you will need for all your cable pulling requirements.
Demand for this product is steadily growing mostly due to the many benefits it offers which include:

• Excellent lubrication and reduction of Friction - field tests show pulling leads can be reduced by over 50%.

• Lower friction means longer pulls.

• Clean and easy to use - much less wastage or over-use.

• Can be used equally well for heavy power cable or CATV cable.

• Suitable for Cable Blowing. In Europe it is recommended by Lancier, one of the original developers of Cable Blowing machines and equipment.

• Can be used with several different applicator systems now offered by DCD (see Application Kits and Application Alternatives).

• Good for winter or summer temperatures (-4 deg. F to 149 deg. F / -20 deg. C to 65 deg. C) TUBE-LUBE® 326 does it all.

• Minimal evaporation - does not dry out after application so cable removal years later is easy.
Unfinished applications one day can easily be started up again the next day.

• It is self metering during application, which means it will flow around the cable when sprayed on simply leaving a 5 mil coating of lubricant all around the cable jacket eliminating dry spots on the cable and further reducing friction. This also reduces usage by up to 50%.

• Non-flammable.

• Contains no silicone oils, yet is compatible with silicone.

• Contains no VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds).

• Safe, non-toxic and biodegradable.

• Proven to reduce the coefficient of friction - tests on PVC duct with Polyethylene jacketed cable show this to be 0.13.

• Successfully tested to IEEE standards for Determining Compatibility of Pulling Lubricants including Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen (LSZH) cable jackets.

• Successfully tested to ASTM standards for Environmental Stress Cracking of cable jackets, also including the new Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen (LSZH) jacket.

• Price competitive on a gallon to gallon basis alone - now figure in the much lower usage and there are excellent savings to be gained.

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TUBE-LUBE®326 can be applied using the 20" hose and several of DCD Duct Entry products. These product have been designed incorporating a quick disconnect spray nozzle.
See examples below:

	The Duct Entry Guide 32500 series This product fits right into the duct opening and has a roller that the cable must pass over. The unit is fitted with a Spray Nozzle that when hooked up, places the lubricant right onto the cable as it passes under the nozzle.
	The Flexible Guides 32600 series This product attaches to Duct Entry Adaptors and these parts also have a Spray Nozzle to apply the lubricant right onto the cable as it enters the duct.
	The Split Entry Bells 32550 series These are a cable entry guide that can be removed easily after installation and are also available with a Spray Nozzle such that again, the lube can be sprayed right onto the cable.
	Manual Spray Wand Finally a Manual spray wand is included with both types of Applicator Kits so that the hose may be connected to the spray wand and then applied onto the cable drum itself or any other point in the cable travel before entering the duct.