ALUMINUM COMPRESSION SPLICES
Type BCUA Crimp Splice - Standard Barrel
• Manufactured from high conductivity seamless aluminum tubing • Tin plated and factory prefilled with oxide inhibitor compound • Beveled entry for easy cable insertion • Positive cable stops to ensure proper insertion of conductors to full depth • Color coding conforms to industry standards ensuring proper die selection and providing for a faster installation • Connectors are marked with catalog number, wire size, die index and crimp locations • End caps provided to prevent foreign materials from entering and contaminating the connector prior to usage • Connectors are suitable for voltages up to 35 KV if taped according to accepted practices, 5 KV is the maximum voltage level in all bare splice applications • Connectors are UL listed and CSA certified with Penn-Union, Burndy, T&B, Huskie and Greenlee tooling
AL9CU
FIGURE DIMENSIONS (IN.)
INSTALLATION TOOLING
ALUMINUM & COPPER CONDUCTOR SIZE
CATALOG NUMBER
PENN-UNION DIE CATALOG NO.
WIRE STRIP LENGTH
OVERALL LENGTH “L”
INSERTION LENGTH “B”
BURNDY DIE INDEX NO.
PENN-UNION DIELESS MECHANICAL TOOLS
COLOR CODE
BCUA-8 BCUA-6 BCUA-4 BCUA-2 BCUA-1
8 AWG 6 AWG 4 AWG 2 AWG 1 AWG
.81 .81 .88
1.75 1.75 1.88 2.38 1.94 2.13 2.31 2.63 2.75 2.94 3.13 2.38 3.75 3.88 4.13 4.63 4.75
Blue Gray
374 346 375 348 471 296 297 467 298 324 470 299 472 300 473 936 474
T-374 T-346 T-375
7/8” 7/8”
Green
1”
1.13
Pink Gold
T-348 1-1/4” T-471 1-1/16” T-296 1-1/8” T-297 1-1/4” T-467 1-3/8” T-298 1-7/16” T-324 1-9/16” T-470 1-5/8” T-299 1-3/4”
.91
TDM-250 or TDM-500
BCUA-1/0 BCUA-2/0 BCUA-3/0 BCUA-4/0 BCUA-025 BCUA-030 BCUA-035 BCUA-040 BCUA-050 BCUA-060 BCUA-075 BCUA-080
1/0 AWG 2/0 AWG 3/0 AWG 4/0 AWG 250 kcmil 300 kcmil 350 kcmil 400 kcmil 500 kcmil 600 kcmil 750 kcmil 800 kcmil
1.00 1.09 1.25 1.31 1.41 1.50 1.63 1.81 1.88 2.00 2.25 2.31
Tan
Olive Ruby White
Red Blue
Brown Green
TDM-500
T-472
2”
Pink
T-300 2-1/16” T-473 2-3/16” T-936 2-7/16” T-474P 2-1/2”
Black
Yellow
Gray
900 kcmil AL 600 kcmil CU 1000 kcmil 1500 kcmil 2000 kcmil
BCUA-090+
2.46
5.45
Gray
303*
-
2-9/16”
BCUA-100 BCUA-150 BCUA-200
2.56 3.19 3.69
5.25 6.50 7.50
Brown
302 478 479
T-302P 2-3/4”
- -
- -
3-5/16” 3-11/16”
+ The following dieless compression tools are approved to be used on 600-900 kcmil aluminum and 600 kcmil copper: TPU-6FT, TFU-6FTB, TPU-6FTH, HDT-1000 and HDT-1000B * The Burndy 303 die is for use with 900 kcmil aluminum only - Connectors are UL listed per UL486A-B and CSA certified per C22.2 No.65 for POWER applications
See page 106 for expanded conductor ranges when installed with select dieless compression tools.
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