Semi-Conducting Tape

Tape made of semi-conducting material such as nylon, conductive polyethylene and conductive polyvinyl chloride are wrapped around the insulation just beneath the braid to act as a clinging semi-conductive surface. This semi-­conductive surface will not rub against the insulation and thereby will not generate a static charge. The tape has such resistance that when applied between two elements of a cable, the adjacent surfaces of the two elements maintain substantially the same potential.