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Strategy
Explanation of terms used
Controlling the risk
Use of the equipment
Construction of the equipment
Cables & Flex
Environment
Maintenance
Repair and Replacement
Legal Requirements
Summary
Further Information
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The repair of most portable electrical
equipment requires specialist knowledge and
expertise if the faulty or damaged equipment is
to be restored to the necessary safe condition. It
is often more cost-effective to replace cheaper
items than to repair them. Similarly, it is better
to replace than to repair faulty or damaged
plugs, connectors and flexible cables.
Where flexible cables have been in use for
a long time, it is better to replace rather than
repair them because conductor wires, insulation
and sheathing materials deteriorate.
Replacement of relatively short lengths of
unsatisfactory cable is usually cheaper than
carrying out repairs.
Where longer lengths of cable are
involved, if the damaged part is close to one
end, cut it off. If the damage is not near one
end, after removing the damaged section, you
can join the healthy sections by using a
proprietary cable coupler. If a coupler is used,
the socket part should be on the section fed
from the electricity supply side and the plug
part should be on the cable connected to the
equipment.
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