| Job Title |
Cable Tester |
| Job Description |
Tests Insulated Wires In Aerial, Underground, Or Submarine
Multiple-conductor Cables To Determine Continuity, Insulation,
And Correctness Of Cable Loading, Using Standard Testing
Procedures And Impedance, Resistance, And Frequency Oscillating
Meters. Listens For Sound Of Escaping Insulating Gas From Hole
In Cable Sheathing To Locate Defects In Cable. Determines
Continuity, Insulation, Capacity Imbalance, And Cable Loading,
Using Meters, Such As Capacity And Resistance Bridges. Prepares
Report Identifying Location And Cause Of Malfunctions. May Drive
Motor Vehicle Along Route Of Cable, Climb Poles, And Ride In
Cable Car From Pole To Pole On Cable Strand To Perform Tests.
May Direct Cable Splicer (construction; Tel. & Tel.; Utilities)
In Correction Of Malfunction.
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