Harness Design Considerations
When designing an underwater cable harness, there are some factors which need to be considered, and we have produced the following list as a guide for customer information:
Component considerations:
- electrical requirements
- mechanical considerations
- quality requirements
- reliability
- design redundancy (contact count)
- connector selection (type and form)
- locking requirements
- backpotting requirements
- waterblocking in mouldings
- cable specification
- cable jacket material and compatibility with elastomers
- abrasion resistance
- stiffness profile at termination
- connector format (straight or right angle)
- moulding format (straight or at an angle)
- clearance allowance for moulding and cable routing
- elastomer compatibility (eg oil filled units)
- metalwork selection re: corrosion and cathodic delamination
- surface finish for metalwork as appropriate
Operational considerations:
- operating depth profile (not just max. depth)
- tensile loads
- torsional loads
- bending loads
- bend control requirements (to limit bending at termination)
- deployment and recovery loads
- dynamic loading
- flow turbulence effects.
If you would like to discuss your requirements, then please contact our Technical Sales Co-ordinator who will be happy to help you. In addition, product brochures and data sheets are available to download from the Technical and Product pages throughout this website.