Abstract: An insulated electrical member is made, having in combination, an electrical member covered with insulation and a conducting varnish, where an abrasion resistant stress grading system covers at least part of the conducting varnish, the stress grading comprising: (1) a first base layer of resinous paint containing non-linear SiC having a resistivity value of between 2,000 to 4,000 Meg. Ohm/Square, in contact with the conducting varnish, (2) a second overlapping layer of resinous paint containing non-linear SiC having a resistivity value of between 4,000 to 6,000 Meg. Ohm/Square and containing at least one fibrous support, covering the first base layer and (3) an overcoat of an arc and track resistant resinous insulating varnish; where, at the point of overlap of the SiC layers, the thickness ratio of the base SiC layer:overlapping SiC layer is from 1:1 to 1:15.