Cable repair kit

摘要

A cable repair kit including the component parts thereof and a process for repairing in the field simply and quickly high-voltage electrically conductive cables whose outer jackets have been damaged but whose inner conductors have not been damaged. The kit comprises a portable container sealingly enclosing abrasive material for abrading the damaged cable portion; a cleaning compound; a filler compound for restoring or filling in the damaged region of the cable jacket; a bonding agent for bonding a patch of insulative, flexible material circumferentially about the section of the cable wherein the damaged portion is located; the insulative patch material; and a flame-resistant tape for aiding the bonding agent in joining the patch to the cable, as well as providing the patch with a smooth and continuous surface at a junction between side edges thereof and the cable surface.