MECHANICAL CONNECTORS
Bronze Heavy Duty Parallel Clamps
Type VT For use with copper conductors
• Made from high strength bronze castings for assurance against stress corrosion and season cracking • Designed for heavy-duty service connections • The cap swivels to permit quick and easy installation of conductors • Retaining rubber washer eliminates loose parts • Silicon bronze bolts and lockwashers • Flat back permits use as bus tap when used with longer bolts • For tin plating, suffix catalog number with “-TN”
CONDUCTOR RANGE
FIGURE DIMENSIONS (IN.)
CATALOG NUMBER
BOLT SIZE 5/16 5/16
A (BOLT LENGTH)
MAIN
TAP
B
D
E
A
A
B
B
VT-0 VT-1 VT-2 VT-3 VT-4 VT-5 VT-6
2 Str. - 1/0 Str. 2 Str. - 2/0 Str. 1/0 Str. - 4/0 Str. 250 - 350 kcmil 250 - 500 kcmil 400 - 800 kcmil 500 - 1000 kcmil
10 Str. - 1/0 Str. 10 Str. - 2/0 Str. 10 Str. - 4/0 Str. 10 Str. - 350 kcmil 10 Str. - 500 kcmil 3/0 Str. - 800 kcmil 3/0 Str. - 1000 kcmil
1.50 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75
.41 .50 .59 .75 .88
1.44 1.56 1.84 2.31 2.44 2.69 3.06
.94
1.13 1.34 1.63 1.69 1.88 2.25
3/8 1/2 1/2 1/2 5/8
D
D
E
E
1.06 1.25
RUS accepted
Bronze Heavy Duty Parallel Clamps
Type VTA For use with copper conductors
B • Rubber retaining washer eliminates loose parts • If no spacer bar is required, see Type VT above Note: VTA-1 through VTA-6 can be used on aluminum conductors, but are not UL listed for that application B A A • Manufactured from high strength bronze castings with high conductivity spacer bar • All parts are tin plated
D
D
A
A
B
E
E
B
D
D
CONDUCTOR RANGE
FIGURE DIMENSIONS (IN.)
CATALOG NUMBER
BOLT SIZE
ALUMINUM
E COPPERWELD SOLID
A (BOLT LENGTH)
E
MAIN
TAP
B
D
E
AWG
ACSR
VTA-0+ 2 Str. - 1/0 Str.
10 Str. - 1/0 Str. 10 Str. - 2/0 Str. 10 Str. - 4/0 Str. 10 Str. - 350 kcmil 10 Str. - 500 kcmil 3/0 Str. - 800 kcmil 3/0 Str. - 1000 kcmil
2/0 3/0 4/0
1/0 Str.
1
1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75
.41 1.44 .94 5/16 .50 1.56 1.13 5/16 .59 1.84 1.34 3/8 .75 2.31 1.63 1/2 .88 2.44 1.69 1/2 1.06 2.69 1.88 1/2 1.25 3.06 2.25 5/8
VTA-1 VTA-2 VTA-3 VTA-4 VTA-5 VTA-6
2 Str. - 2/0 Str. 1/0 Str. - 4/0 Str. 250 - 350 kcmil 250 - 500 kcmil 400 - 800 kcmil 500 - 1000 kcmil
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+Meets requirements for UL 486A-B Balance of items UL listed copper to copper
160
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