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"WIRER, CABLE"
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  • 1) Installs cables and solders wires to connect electrical instruments mounted on control apparatus, such as panelboards and telephone crossbar frames, according to diagrams and blueprints: Pulls assembled crossbar frame or unit to work area, using monorail chain hoist or handtruck.

  • 2) Ties preformed wiring cable to brackets.

  • 3) Positions arms of cable and spreads wires to facilitate wiring.

  • 4) May strip insulation from ends of wires with pliers to prepare for connections.

  • 5) Connects color-coded wires to terminals, using soldering iron or pneumatic wire-wrapping tool.

  • 6) Examines and feels wires to detect loose connections.

  • 7) Writes and ties tickets to wires or terminals in apparatus to identify surplus or missing wires.

  • 8) May secure parts, such as diodes and resistors to specified locations on equipment, using soldering iron or screwdriver.

  • 9) Tapes insulating sleeves over auxiliary lead wires of cable.

  • 10) Pulls or carries wired apparatus to storage area.

  • 11) May be designated according to equipment wired as Crossbar-Frame Wirer; Crossbar-Unit Wirer; Switchboard Assembler.

 

 

 


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DOT:   729.381-022

Job Number: 12074