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In this paper the modern methods of cable products insulation control are referred. A comparison of efficiency of the cable insulation defects control by changing in cable area capacitance is carried out in the strong and weak electric fields. The electric cable can be represented as a cylindrical capacitor, but to simplify the issue the insulation area is represented as a plate capacitor with anisotropic dielectric. The cable insulation model is created in the software Comsol Multyphysic. The effect of the defect dimension on the cable area electric capacitance in a strong and weak electric field is described. Also, the control sensitivity of both methods was assessed and compared with each other. The control sensitivity in a weak electric field is slightly higher for the defects with small size (less than 70% from insulation thickness). The control sensitivity in a strong electric field is considerably higher for the defects with big size (more than 70% from insulation thickness).