INSTALLATION OF CABLE. All wiring shall be done with due care, in accordance with industry standards, and shall be finished to give a neat appearance. 4.2.34.1. PULLING CABLES - The Contractor shall provide adequate and proper equipment for pulling cable. The Contractor shall pull the cables through the conduits without over-stressing, scoring or cutting the wire and without damaging the insulation or outer covering. Where the strain on the cables is likely to be excessive, the Contractor shall use a soapstone powder lubricant, or other approved means of ensuring easy pulling of cables. Where two or more cables are to occupy the same conduit, they shall be pulled in together and kept parallel to each other by the use of a pulling head. The phase legs shall be arranged circumferentially and in sequence around the neutral cables. All cables shall be installed in sections not exceeding 480 feet per conductor. 4.2.34.2. LOCK TYPE CABLE SUPPORTS - Where cables are to be installed in conduits which follow a very sharp change in grade, the Contractor shall install "Lock Type" cable supports on the ends of the conduits in service or pull boxes. The Contractor shall be guided by the decision of the Engineer in the selection of locations for these cable supports. These supports shall be O.Z. Manufacturing Co., Type "K" support, or equivalent, consisting of a malleable iron bushing having a canvas bakelite insert and wedging plug split to take cables of the size specified for the location at which it is used. The upper section of support shall be threaded to take the bakelite disk and malleable iron bushing for locking cables. All supports shall be equipped with grounding lugs. All malleable iron parts shall be hot-dipped galvanized.
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