Document 15dV4aRm6qjGMJJnEw494akpj

Jfcj^ATEiypowER Cable Engineers Association 283 Valley Rood, Montclair, N. J. July 23, 1957 E.A. Schilling, Chairman Jo** McClelland, Jr. 04. Silver Special Committee DC Oentlameni Project 444 . ,^ Subject: High Temperature QaUje^l^t^r Connectors - Joint; *ett*** Committee At the July 9th meeting of the HEHA-IPCEA Coordinating^' Committee it waa stated that BBMA has decided to form ai.1l. 1 l.________ _ j_ _ j_ . s. xi. _ a, wakti t_______ j____j a * j a. . A_____________ ' / Joint Sections Committee between the Ure and Cable Seetiodk^ and the Pressure Connector Croup to consider the subject of" ' High Te^erature Cable and Connectors. '' The pressure Connector Croup has noted that the present recognition and test program of Underwriters' Laboratories involves a 75 C limit for wire connectors used with insulated aluminum wire and cable. There is apparently a problem In connection with the termination of conductors having asbestos and other Insulations operating at higher teaq>eratures and the Croup thought that this problem should be considered by representatives of the Pressure Connector Croup and of the Wire and Cabls Section with Underwriters' Laboratories. Accordingly, the Croup recommended that the Joint Sections ~ discuss with the Laboratories cables temperatures * ifcfore requested IPCSA to appoint three of Msent the HBMA Wire and Cable Section in Our Executive Committee has selected you as Special Committee DC to handle the matter under the Project number and subject as glvan abovs. TOMA has bean sdvissd of your appointment end requested to advise you well in advance of the date of any proposed meeting of the Joint Sections Committee. Very truly yours. CMSj ah cei S.J. Bosch C.X. HAflingX Secretary RBB 00469 SC-ELEC-02780