1. TRACE-SAFE® Water Blocking Tracer Wire for underground utilities.
A Chase Corporation Company

2. NEPTCO – Who are we? Subsidiary of Chase Corporation (NYSE:CCF)
NEPTCO established 1953
Headquarters in Pawtucket, RI
Key markets served
Telecommunication / Underground Utilities
TRACE-SAFE®, MULETAPE®, Detectable MULETAPE®
Wire & Cable, Fiber Optic Cable Systems
NEPTAPE® Shielding Tapes for copper cables
LIGHTLINE® & FLEXLINE® strength elements for FO cables
Electronic Packaging
COVERTAPE & WAFERTAPE®

3. What is TRACE-SAFE® ?
TRACE-SAFE is a high strength, water blocked, easy to install and locate tracer wire.
Per Consolidated Edison, “TRACE-SAFE is the 21st century technology in tracer wire”.
TRACE-SAFE is your best option for any tracer wire application. Why?...

4. Why TRACE-SAFE® ?
Tracer wire is often damaged during installation or in service.
All conventional tracer wires consists of a single conductor protected by a single insulation.
The slightest void in the insulation creates a water path that leads to shorting while locating and corrosion.
In many cases splicing methods are not durable enough.
There are no universal standards for tracer wire or connectivity.
This leads to variability and inconsistent locating results.
TRACE-SAFE multi-layer construction and simple to use reliable connectors address concerns that lead to tracer wire failure.

5. NEPTCO Listens to Customers
TRACE-SAFE was designed to outperform the competition in the following areas:
Corrosion resistance
Strength
Handling
Abrasion, crush & impact resistance
Lightning
Connectivity
Locating
TRACE-SAFE is setting the standard by providing solutions.
Third party testing includes a report from the Gas Technology Institute and other industry experts.

6. See the difference!

7. 4 Levels of Protection Against Corrosion
TRACE-SAFE stops water penetration before it can get to work destroying your tracer wire.
Tin plating
PE insulation on the conductor
Water blocking yarns
30 mil HDPE overall insulation
TRACE-SAFE passes telecom industry standard 3-meter water head test.
Required by Verizon , ATT and most underground fiber optic cables.
Salt spray corrosion testing confirms tin plated copper is superior to copper and CCS tracer wires. (ASTM B Salt Spray Accelerated Test)

8. Strong & Light Weight Tensile strength of 1,800 lbs.
12 ga. extra high strength CCS = 1120 lbs.
10 ga. hard drawn solid copper = 462 lbs.
Retains full strength after being kinked.
GTI simulated kink test or wrapping wire around a nail.
TRACE-SAFE = 1,800 lbs.
12 ga. Extra high strength CCS = 440 lbs.
10 ga. Hard drawn solid copper = 443 lbs.
TRACE-SAFE weighs only 20 lbs./mft.
12 ga. Extra high strength CCS weighs 26 lbs./mft
12 ga. Solid copper weights 29 lbs./mft

9. Handling TRACE-SAFE is user friendly… Flexible No spring back
Stays where it’s put
No wire stripping
No special tools required

10. TRACE-SAFE is durable in service!
Abrasion tested by GTI, TRACE-SAFE outperforms the closest competitor by almost double. (ASTM 4373)
TRACE-SAFE survives potential damaged caused by crushing and impact during installation. (UL1581)
It takes less than 500 lbs. of pressure to compromise the insulation of a conventional tracer.
A 5 lb weight, dropped from 24” above a conventional tracer wire will split the insulation.
And what about TRACE-SAFE?
It’s takes over 4,000 lbs. of pressure and the drop test does not breach the insulation.

11. UL 1581 in Action
The Rock The Rock in Action
12 awg Cu.
Wire Exposed

12. TRACE-SAFE® DOES NOT TRANSMIT LIGHTNING!
If struck by lighting the 19 gauge copper wire will disintegrate at the point of the strike.
The current will not travel down the tracer damaging your pipe as shown below.
Plastic pipe using standard tracer after lightning strike

13. TRACE-SAFE® Locating System
In the same way as, “ a chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link”, one bad connection can disable your tracer wire system.
TRACE-SAFE connectors provide “consistent” terminations.
Insulation displacement connector technology
Gel filled and corrosion resistant
Safe, fast and reliable way to splice or terminate your tracer wire
Eliminates wire stripping
Any connection can be made in seconds.
No special tools required
Connectors available for all situations
End to End Splices
Main line to lateral splice
Locating clip
Integration to your existing tracer wire

14. TRACE-SAFE® Locating System
End to End Main to Lateral
Locating Clip

16. Locating With TRACE-SAFE®
TRACE-SAFE locate ability is equal to or better than conventional tracer wires, using standard locating equipment and techniques. (chart next slide)
Easily located at lower frequencies.

17. TRACE-SAFE® = Accurate Locating
Electrical Conductivity of Materials*
Silver %
Copper %
Gold %
Aluminum %
Brass %
Zinc %
Nickel %
Iron %
Bronze %
Lead %
Steel %
*International Annealed Copper Standard
TRACE-SAFE
Other than silver, copper is the BEST conductor to use in a tracer wire!
Copper Clad Steel

18. NEPTCO Water Blocking Tracer Wire-The Superior Alternative
NEPTCO RT1801W
FAR END GROUND
12 AWG Cu
RT1801W is a superior locating means: 2. Far end ground provides best results.
A) 9.5 KHz, with far end ground Hrz signal is weak, far end ground Directional Boring & Locate Trials performed at:
B) 38/80 KHz with or without far end ground improves locate performance Staking University|Manteno,Illinois|Mike Parilac--President

19. NEPTCO Water Blocking Tracer Wire-The Superior Alternative
NEPTCO RT1801W
NO FAR END GROUND
12 AWG Cu
RT1801W is a superior locating means: 2. Far end ground provides best results.
A) 9.5 KHz, with far end ground Hrz signal is weak, far end ground Directional Boring & Locate Trials performed at:
B) 38/80 KHz with or without far end ground improves locate performance Staking University|Manteno,Illinois|Mike Parilac--President

20. TRACE-SAFE® Advantages
TRACE-SAFE , one product, for all applications.
Open trench, directional boring, pipe bursting
Unmatched performance delivers savings during installation and in service.
High Strength
Corrosion resistant
Impact, crush & abrasion resistant
Lightning protection
TRACE-SAFE connectors
Faster and safer to install
Gel filled , no stripping, works with your existing wire.
Fast, accurate and reliable locating results.
Lower installation costs.

21. Third Party Test Locations
TRACE-SAFE is the only tracer wire to be independently tested to the following:
Corrosion - ASTM B Salt Spray Accelerated Test Environment
National Exposure Testing, Sylvania, OH
Detection - McGlaughlin Verifier G2 Digital Locater
Staking University, Manteno , IL (
Mike Parilac: President ( )
Lightning - TIA/EIA , Lightning Damage Susceptibility for FO Cables with Metalic Components
Lightning Technologies, Inc., Pittsfield, MA
Connectors
UL Grounding and Bonding, UL
Standard for wire connectors, UL486A, UL486B – 2003
Operating salt spray, ASTM B117-09
Electric Motion Company, Winstead, CT
Tensile, Abrasion & Corrosion
Tracer Wire for HDD Applications Report
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, Il
Link to summary,

22. References GTI Report Connector testing Duke Energy
Dennis Jarnecke , (847)
Connector testing
Electric Motion
John Carrozzo, (860) , cell (860)
Duke Energy
Matt Weber (513)