Breakaway! – Another Duckt Production
The Duckt crew put together a great sales presentation for the DCD Breakaway Connectors, highlighting the quick assembly and range of breaking strengths available. The finished […]
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Sep 2010
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Mar 2010
Working Loads for Line Swivels
DCD Design provides two Safe Working Load limits for our 00505 Series Line Swivels, depending on whether you’re pulling Underground or Overhead. What’s the difference? […]
2
Mar 2010
This Blows!
Pardon the pun, but how often do you get to say that in public?!
We’ve got a range of line-blowing products on special this month – mix and match to […]
16
Feb 2010
The Trouble with Shear Force
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 […]
2
Feb 2010
Get A Grip!
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 […]
15
Jan 2010
"By the time I get to Tucson…"
I’m heading to Tucson next week to present Tube-Lube at the Western Underground Committee’s January meeting. I’m looking forward to the trip – it will be a great […]
5
Jan 2010
Breakaway from the Usual
I responded to a customer inquiry recently that leads us into this month’s sales promotion on breakaway swivels and connectors:
“For your range of gas lines, we have […]
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Nov 2009
The Tuf-Lugger Pulls Its Weight
The Tuf-Lugger cable puller is four-wheeled, maneuverable winch capable of pulling 2000lb in high gear, and up to a maximum load of 6500lb. Pulling tension will be […]
13
Nov 2009
Cable Pulling – A Team Effort
To continue from the previous posting, here’s some more suggestions for cable pulling. We’ve already reviewed cable tension and how to manage that. This time, I’ll cover […]
10
Nov 2009
Cable Pulling – Some General Recommendations
We were asked for some advice on a 1500MCM electrical cable being installed last week. It wasn’t a long pull but the pulling tension was higher than expected, […]
