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ERICO CADWELD Electrical Connections User Manual

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Acceptable.
The presence of water/moisture in conductor
strands or mold indicates that one or both were
not properly dried. Although the riser is porous,
the weld is solid. The degree of porosity is not
sufficient to reject this connection.

Reject.
Extreme amounts of slag on surface are caused by
welding material leaking past disk or complete lack
of disk. Inspect the condition of mold disk seat and
check disk positioning prior to making the next
connection.

Reject.
Excessive water in cable strands and/or mold.
Cable and mold must be dried by heating.