Splicing Twisted/Shielded Cable

Splicing Twisted/Shielded Cable:

Twisted/shielded cable is used in order to protect wiring from electrical noise. Two-conductor cable of this construction is used between the radio and the Delco-Bose(R) speaker/amplifier units and other applications where low level, sensitive signals must be carried. Follow the instructions below in order to repair the twisted/shielded cable.
1. Remove the outer jacket. Use care not to cut into the drain wire of the mylar tape.

Splicing Twisted/Shielded Cable:

2. Unwrap the tape. Do not remove the tape. The tape will be used in order to rewrap the twisted conductors after you have made the splice.

Splicing Twisted/Shielded Cable:

3. Prepare the splice. Untwist the connectors and follow the splicing instructions for copper wire.
4. Re-assemble the cable.
^ Rewrap the conductors with the mylar tape.
^ Use caution not to wrap the drain wire in the tape.
^ Follow the splicing instructions for copper wire and splice the drain wire.
^ Wrap the drain wire around the conductors and tape with mylar tape.

Splicing Twisted/Shielded Cable:

5. Tape over the entire cable. Use a winding motion when you apply the tape