Encapsulation Instructions
Examine all the connections in the installation to ensure that they have all been crimped and covered with an insulating sleeve. Make sure that there are no wires poking out of the heat shrink sleeves (if there are, they should be carefully cut away). Also ensure that similar colour cables have been joined together. The circuits can now be connected to the power supply and the installation switched on. All the lights should now work, if not you should check all the connections to ensure that they have been installed correctly.
The final stage of the process is to encapsulate the terminations to ensure that they are all weatherproof.
We recommend a two pack quick setting epoxy resin is used. Information on this product and the tools used to dispense it can be found in the Tools & Encapsulating Compounds section. The encapsulant is dispensed by fitting the two pack container to a dispenser, fitting a mixing nozzle onto the container and operating the dispenser trigger.
To encapsulate a connection, half fill the black rubber bucket with encapsulant, then support it in an upright position by pushing it into a tray of sand or soil. Fully insert the terminated cables into the bucket and allow it to set for approximately 15 minutes.
It is important to use the encapsulant continuously so that the compound remains fluid. If the encapsulant is allowed to stand in the nozzle it will set within a few minutes. If this happens the nozzle should be replaced. When all the joints have been treated the nozzle should be left on the container and replaced next time you need to use the compound. The compound will then remain usable.