COPPER COMPRESSION SPLICES
TYPE BCU Copper Compression - Crimp Splice - Standard Barrel • Manufactured from high conductivity seamless copper tubing • Tin-plated to inhibit corrosion • Beveled entry for easy cable insertion • Positive cable stops to ensure proper insertion of conductors to full depth. • Color coded barrels are marked with die index numbers • Connectors are suitable for voltages up to 35KV if taped according to accepted practices. 5KVis the maximum voltage level in all bare splice applications. • Connectors are UL Listed and CSA Certified with Penn-Union, Burndy T&B, Huskie, Greenlee and Versa-Crimp ® style tooling
BCU DIMENSIONS & INDEX REFERENCE
FIGURE DIMENSIONS (IN.)
INSTALLATION TOOLING
COPPER CONDUCTOR SIZE
INSERTION LENGTH “B”
OVERALL LENGTH “L”
COLOR CODE
PENN-UNION DIELESS MECHANICAL TOOLS
BURNDY DIE INDEX NO. /TOOL
T&B DIE INDEX NO.
WIRE STRIP LENGTH
CATALOG NO.
BCU-8 BCU-6 BCU-5 BCU-4 BCU-3 BCU-2 BCU-1
8 AWG 6 AWG 5 AWG 4 AWG 3 AWG 2 AWG 1 AWG
0.53 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.88 0.84 0.88 0.88 0.94 1.00 1.00 1.03 1.06 1.13 1.19 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.63 1.59 1.88 2.00 2.22
1.06 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.88 1.87 1.88 1.88 2.00 2.13 2.13 2.25 2.25 2.38 2.50 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 3.38 3.37 3.88 4.13 4.62
Red TDM-250 or TDM-500 Blue TDM-250 or TDM-500 Blue TDM-250 or TDM-500 Gray TDM-250 or TDM-500 White TDM-250 or TDM-500 Brown TDM-250 or TDM-500 Green TDM-250 or TDM-500 Pink TDM-250 or TDM-500 Black TDM-250 or TDM-500 Orange TDM-250 or TDM-500 Purple TDM-250 or TDM-500 Yellow TDM-250 or TDM-500
6 7 7 8 9
21 24
9/16”
15/16” 15/16” 15/16”
-
29
-
1” 1” 1” 1”
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 22
33 37 42 45 50 54 62
BCU-1/0 BCU-2/0 BCU-3/0 BCU-4/0 BCU-025 BCU-030 BCU-035 BCU-040 BCU-045 BCU-050 BCU-060 BCU-065 BCU-075 BCU-080 BCU-100 BCU-150 BCU-200
1/0 AWG 2/0 AWG 3/0 AWG 4/0 AWG 250 kcmil 300 kcmil 350 kcmil 400 kcmil 450 kcmil 500 kcmil 600 kcmil 650 kcmil 750 kcmil 800 kcmil 1000 kcmil 1500 kcmil 2000 kcmil
1-1/16” 1-1/8” 1-1/8” 1-3/16”
White
TDM-500 TDM-500 TDM-500 TDM-500 TDM-500
66H/66 1-3/16” 71H/71 1-1/4” 76H/76 1-5/16” 76H/76 1-1/2”
Red Blue Blue
Brown Green
87
2-3/8”
94H/94 2-13/16”
Pink
300
99
1-5/8”
Black
24 106H/106 3” 25 107H/107 1-3/4”
Orange White Green Brown
27 31 34
125
2”
- -
2-1/8” 2-3/8”
• Connectors from 8 AWG - 2000 kcmil are UL Listed per UL486A-B and CSA Certified per C22.2 No.65 for POWER applications • Connectors from 8 AWG - 500 kcmil are UL Listed for grounding, bonding and direct burial applications per UL467 • Connectors from 8 AWG - 250 kcmil are CSA Certified for grounding, bonding and direct burial applications per C22.2 No.41
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