Water tight Gel Insulated Joints
SHARK 506W
Gel insulated straight through joint
for steel wire armoured or
unarmoured PVC, XLPE, EPR
cables 0,61 kV up to five cores
from 1,5 to 6mm2
SHARK 525W
Gel insulated straight through joint for steel
wire armoured or unarmoured PVC, XLPE,
EPR cables 0,61 kV up to four cores
from 6 to 16mm2
The kits contains: gel insulated joint, five core terminal block, allen key, armour bond kit with
constant force roll springs and earth braid, complete with cable retention clamps.
SH 0325 -
SHARK
Gel insulated watertight joint with 3 pole terminal block.
Suitable to join small cables
WISKA TYPE
DIMENSIONS
LxWxH (mm)
WISKA No.
SHARK 325
86x46x28
SH 0325
1 / 4*
SHARK 506W
210x72x50
SH 506W
1/1
Steel Wired Armour cable
2
4 cores 1.5 to 6mm
SHARK 525W
270x77x50
SH 525W
1/1
Steel Wired armour
3 - 4 x 2.5 - 16 mm²
5 x 2.5 - 10mm²
Jointing
3 core 6 AMP
* Come in a special blister packaging
IN ACCORDANCE WITH EN 50393
ADVANTAGES
•Re-enterable
•No mixing and casting resins
•Fast and easy installation
•Reduced numbers of tools needed
•Inert and non-toxic materials
•No shelf life
Clamp mounted with cable
WISKA UK LTD, Unit 11, Dunveth Business Park, Wadebridge, Cornwall, UK Pl27 7FE Tel: +44 (0) 1208 816062 Fax: +44 (0) 1208 816708 Email: info@wiska.co.uk Web: www.wiska.co.uk
SHARK - Water tight Insulated Joints - IP rating
004_IPX8__21062012
Protection of persons and protection of equipment
indicated by the IP code.
Protection provided by enclosures
for electrical equipment is indicated
by the IP codes two:
CHARACTERISTIC NUMERALS
The first numeral indicates
protection of persons against
access to hazardous parts,
and protection of equipment
against ingress of solid foreign
objects. (see AS 1939, Clause 5)
X Protection unspecified
unspecified
X Protection
(untested)
0
Non-protected
0
Non-protected
1
Protection of the back of the hand
against accidental access to
hazardous parts, and protection
of equipment against objects larger
than 50mm.
1
Protection against drops of water
falling vertically.
2
Protection of fingers against access
to hazardous parts, and protection of
equipment against objects larger than
than 12.5mm.
2
Protection against drops of water
falling vertically when the object
is tilted up to 15 from its normal
position (in any direction)
3
Protection of persons holding tools
or wires (larger than 2.5mm diameter),
and protection of equipment against
objects larger than 2.5mm (e.g. ball bearings)
3
Protection against spraying water
at up to 60 from the vertical.
4
Protection of persons holding small
tools or wires (larger than 1mm diameter),
and protection of equipment against
objects larger than 1mm. (e.g. ball bearings)
4
Protection against splashing and
spraying water from all practicable
directions.
5
Protection against entry of dust in
sufficient quantity to interfere with
satisfactory operation of equipment.
5
Protection against low pressure
jets of water from all practicable
directions.
6
Complete protection against
entry of dust.
6
Protection against heavy seas or a
strong jet of water from all
practicable directions.
7
Protection against temporary
immersion.
8
Protection against continuous
submersion (tests subject to
agreement, but no less severe
than second numeral 7)
FIG. 2
15
The "flash" symbol
indicates hazardous parts
(live or moving)
The second numeral indicates
protection of equipment against
harmful ingress of water.
(see AS 1939, Clause 6)
30
FIG. 1
IP
FIG. 3
150mm MIN
1000mm MIN
FIG. 4
14
The IP 68 degree of protection is a characteristic of boxes and enclosures, but we are unable to label the Gel joints as
IP 68 but instead we have to label them IP X8.
The reason we cannot label the first numeral of IP degree of protection is as follows: Although the joints are full of gel so
that dust cannot enter inside the joint, the joints do not achieve the 4th rating of the protection as you can see from FIG 3
and 4, a small tool can easily enter the joint by pushing it into the gel and can therefore interrupt the wires and terminal
block. So in this case we cannot give the first numeral a specific number therefore we have to rate it X as undefined.
Furthermore as the Joints are protected against continuous submersion and all the above on the second Numeral we
can give it an 8 rating.
As a result of this the Gel joints have been given an Ingress protection of IP X8
WISKA UK LTD, Unit 11 Dunveth Business Park, Wadebridge, Cornwall, Pl27 7FE Tel: +44 (0) 1208 816062 Fax: +44 (0) 1208 816708 Email: info@wiska.co.uk www.wiska.co.uk