Job Description:

• 1) Tests electric wire and cable to locate defects in insulation, using spark tester, and repairs insulation, using portable vulcanizer: Threads wire through spark tester and onto takeup spool.

• 2) Locates defect indicated by dark spot on insulation.

• 3) Removes defective insulation with knife and wraps uncured rubber tape around cable to form patch.

• 4) Clamps electric curing block around patch and turns switch on for specified period.

• 5) Smooths cured patch, using power grinder.

• 6) May braze wire lengths together to form continuous cable, using gas torch.