Month: March 2016

Many Utilities Ban The Use of Automatic Splices

There are estimated to be 250 million automatic splices installed on overhead power lines in North America. The majority of which were installed over 30 years ago. A variety of reports in the field indicate the service life of automatics is as short as…


Classic Connectors USA Introduces Overhead Shield Wire (OHSW) Protection And Correction

When attending the upcoming IEEE show in Dallas, please visit the Classic Connectors booth #4736 to see the new ClampStar® for Overhead Shield Wire. This new ClampStar is designed for both tangent and deadend applications as well as splices.  Full…