Cable joint with grounding connection and/or screen cross-bonding for

Abstract

A cable joint for inter-connecting two power cables (1, 2) in a junction body (3) which is made water impervious and is electrically shielded by a two part metallic member (14; 15, 16) that is connected to the lead sheaths or metallic screens (8, 9) of the power cables. The shielding is however interrupted by a shield break (17) located next to the junction body, and a grounding connection and/or cross-bonding cable is electrically connected to each part of the member, i.e. at both sides of the shield break. This cable may be of the 2-single-core or of the coaxial type and all the grounding earthing connections and/or cross-bonding are concentrated at one end of the cable joint. An insulated conductor (20) runs from one end to the other of the cable joint over the junction body (3) but inside the metallic member. By locating the insulated conductor between the junction body and the metallic member, the outer protection (23) of the cable joint may be applied closer to this member so that the outer diameter of this joint is reduced. Also the amount of filling material, e.g. polyester resin, the weight and the cost are thereby reduced, and the cable joint is easy to handle.