Spliced cable, in particular a high-voltage spliced cable, and a method of splicing a cable, in particular a high-voltage cable

A method for splicing a cable, the method comprising:

• providing a first shielded wire, wherein the first shielded wire comprises at least a first conductor and a first shield layer having an outer surface coated with a first outer sheath;
• providing a second shielded wire, wherein the second shielded wire comprises a second conductor and a second shield layer having an outer surface coated with a second outer sheath;
• providing a third shielded wire, wherein the third shielded wire comprises a third conductor and a third shield layer having an outer surface coated with a third outer sheath;
• electrically connecting the first conductor to the second conductor and to the third conductor;
• arranging a flexible shield tube having a first portion and a second portion longitudinally adjacent or spaced from the first portion such that the first portion of the flexible shield tube substantially encases an exposed portion of the first shielded wire and such that the second portion of the flexible shield tube substantially encases both an exposed portion of the second shielded wire and an exposed portion of the third shielded wire;
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• electrically connecting the first portion of the flexible shield tube to the first shield layer and the second portion of the flexible shield tube to both the second shield layer and the third shield layer, wherein:
• the exposed portion of the first shielded wire comprises a portion of the first shield layer where the first outer sheath is stripped so as to expose the outer surface of the first shield layer,
• the portion of the first shield layer where the first outer sheath is stripped is interposed between a couple of portions of the first shield layer that are coated with the first outer sheath,
• an inner surface of the flexible shield tube is disposed to substantially abut the outer surface of the first shield layer at the exposed portion,
• the exposed portion of the second shielded wire comprises a portion of the second shield layer where the second outer sheath is stripped so as to expose the outer surface of the second shield layer,
• the portion of the second shield layer where the second outer sheath is stripped is interposed between a couple of portions of the second shield layer that are coated with the second outer sheath,
• an inner surface of the flexible shield tube is disposed to substantially abut the outer surface of the second shield layer at the exposed portion,
• the exposed portion of the third shielded wire comprises a portion of the third shield layer where the third outer sheath is stripped so as to expose the outer surface of the third shield layer,
• the portion of the third shield layer where the third outer sheath is stripped is interposed between a couple of portions of the third shield layer that are coated with the third outer sheath,
• an inner surface of the flexible shield tube is disposed to substantially abut the outer surface of the third shield layer at the exposed portion, and
• the flexible shield tube comprises an elastically deformable material, so that the inner surface of the flexible shield tube can abut the outer surface of each of the first, second and third shield layers at the exposed portion of a corresponding one of the first, second and third shielded wires.