A method for manufacturing a fiber reinforced plastic wire for a strength member of an overhead transmission cable, the method comprising:
- providing a coupling agent solution comprising a coupling agent dissolved in a solvent;
- immersing high strength fiber strands in the coupling agent solution and agitating the high strength fiber strands to create a plurality of surface treated high strength fibers;
- removing the solvent from the plurality of high strength fiber strands;
- applying ultrasonic waves to the high strength fiber strands;
- immersing a plurality of the surface-treated high strength fibers into an uncured thermosetting resin composition;
- preparing a fiber reinforced plastic wire by heating the high strength fibers immersed into the thermosetting resin composition to cure the thermosetting resin;
- cooling the thermosetting resin;
- and
- winding the resultant fiber reinforced plastic wire.