Sparks Electrical News April 2023

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Cabling that empowers customers and suppliers V ersalec Cables is one of the leading electrical cable distribution companies in South Africa with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The company was founded as a stand-alone specialist company in 1985 by Trevor Schmidt. Today, Versalec, having developed a strong partnership with the local manufacturers, is able to supply a complete range of electrical cable from low voltage copper and aluminium PVC insulated cables to PILC and XLPE (11 kV

no steel wire armour. • Increased safety – reliable earthing. • Improved reliability – UV stable sheath and core insulation. • Tamper and vandal proof - unauthorised access to phase conductor inhibited by concentric layer. • Easy strip with nylon ripcord. • *Assuming worst conditions, i.e., -5.5ºC with simultaneous wind speed of 31 m/s and measured at midspan. • UTS = Minimum ultimate tensile strength. Safety factor for 2.5. • MWT = Minimum working tension.

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33 kV) cable as well as aluminium overhead conductors for various line applications and service connection cables. Historically, Versalec Cables became part of the Bidvest Group in 2005, with Bidvest owning 74% and Versalec retaining 26%. The company became fully-owned by Bidvest in 2010 and is now part of the Bidvest Electrical Division. In terms of the BEE status, Versalec is currently a Level 3 contributor, AAA rating, qualifying for 125% procurement recognition level. Versalec customers mainly consist of a select group of electrical contractors and consulting engineering firms involved in electrical reticulation projects and Renewable energy projects. As such, Versalec Cables is able to provide comprehensive commercial proposals with supporting technical data as appropriate, customised to the needs of each particular project. In addition, the company can assist electrical engineering consultants with budgets related to forthcoming projects. Versalec offers the additional service of delivering cable to site with its own crane trucks, operated by trained personnel, ensuring that correct off-loading and handling techniques are adhered to, as required by the manufacturers. With a team of dedicated, hardworking and experienced staff, Versalec Cables continues to strive towards service excellence, empowering both customers and suppliers with confidence and trust. Low voltage cable offering PVC Bells & Mains (Copper & Aluminium): Electrical and physical properties of 3 and 4 core PVC insulated PVC bedded SWA PVC sheathed 600/1000 V cables with aluminium or copper conductors and manufactured to SANS 1507-3. (Where the armouring of cable is used as the earth continuity path, it may be necessary to replace some of the steel wires with tinned copper wires (ECC) or to use a supplementary earth continuity conductor.) PVC Multicore: Electrical and physical properties of Multicore PVC, insulated PVC, bedded SWA PVC, sheathed 600/1000 V cables with stranded copper conductors manufactured to SANS 1507. (Where the armouring of a cable is used as the earth continuity path, it may be necessary to replace some of the steel wires with tinned copper wires (ECC) or to use a supplementary earth continuity conductor). Circular stranded hard drawn copper phase conductor, XLPE insulated with concentri cally arranged identified bare earth con ductors. Polyethylene sheathed 600/1000 V house service connection cable. Nylon ripcord laid under sheath. Manufactured to SANS 1507 and NRS 062. • Small overall diameter – concentric construction (SNE – Separate Neutral Earth). • Lower mass – due to smaller diameter – AIRDAC: * CNE Cables House Service Connection Cable:

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