XLPE Cleaning

1. Saliva
2. Snot
3. Use your imagination
4. Solder acid flux, followed by rinse
5. Orange/lemon/lime/grapefruit juice
6. Other?

7. Or none of the above...

Im trying to remove the carbon black semi conductor skin off the core insulation..Safely.

Ive been told to use peroxide, I need to confirm this.

I apologize (but not much) for being facetious. Just what solvent might help I'm not sure. Some things like peroxide or acetone or (who knows what) might work, which could turn into a research project. The insulation you might want to remove (PVC, PE variant, etc.) probably has an associated solvent; again a research inquiry.

Carbon is practically insoluble in any common solvent, however, a cloth moistened with any non-conductive fluid may succeed in wiping the carbon black off. The problem then becomes the non-conductive fluid: most are flammable, and many are carcinogenic. So the CoSHH assessment comes next.

manufacturers of cable splice and termination kits don't generally tell what they provide for cleaning up the semicon or other parts of the cable in their instructions. For example, 3M recommends appropriate abrasive (sandpaper) or non-flammable cable cleaning solvent in their splice kit instructions:

American Polywater sells cable cleaning kits that have pre-packaged wipes that have appropriate solvents for cable cleaning:

For general cleaning of electrical apparatus of many sorts, we have had good results with isopropyl alcohol (tech grade - 99+%). It evaporates fast, leaves no residue, and does not attack most insulating materials. However, I can't speak sprcifically to its use for your application.

which voltage u are telling hv or lv

elv.

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