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Figure 8. Cable wafer with extensive voids. Water trees can grow in both polyethylene and EPR insulation. Figure 9 shows a large vented water tree growing from the insulation shield. This water tree has a fault through it. Figure 10 shows a cable with a forest of water trees, which can be seen without dissecting the insulation.
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