This standard covers connectors used for making electrical connections between insulated aluminum cables rated 601 V through 46 000 V. This standard is concerned with performance requirements for the thermal, mechanical, and current carrying characteristics of connections for the usual buried and in-air operating conditions. In cases where service conditions are unusual, the manufacturer should be contacted for additional requirements. This standard covers connections insulated tapes, field-molded compounds, or with premolded insulation systems.
The original edition of the tables of "Current Carrying Capacity of Impregnated Paper, Rubber, and Varnished Cambric Insulated Cables" was published in December 1943 by the Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association (IPCEA). These excellent tables were based on the best American practice at the time when they were published, and, as the title implied, were quite extensive in their scope. They served the industry well from the time of their publication to the present date.