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Connectors for Aluminum/Copper Code Conductor
Connectors & Grounding
—
Blackburn
®
Compression Connectors Featuring the Color-Keyed
®
System
Smaller I.D. end
for Copper cable
Larger I.D. end
for Alum. cable
RUBY DIE
RUBY DIE
RUBY DIE
RUBY DIE
T&B
3/0 AL
1/0 CU
A
E
• For 90° C, 600V applications
• Filled with high-temperature oxide-
inhibiting compound
• Designed for the right combination
of equivalent sizes (Example:
4/0 AWG aluminum to 2/0 AWG copper)
• Selection table gives aluminum/
copper equivalents for all sizes
Material: High-Conductivity Wrought Aluminum
Finish: Electro-Tin Plate
For aluminum-to-copper, aluminum-to-aluminum
or copper-to-copper splicing.
Two-Way Splice Connectors
CAT. NO.
CONDUCTOR
CODE
DIMENSIONS (IN.)
DIE
CODE COLOR CODEA E
60500 #10 Str. AWG 1.00 .27 21 RED
60501 #8 Str. AWG 1.19 .28 24 BLUE
60507 #6 Str. AWG 1.63 .35 29 GRAY
60512 #4 Str. AWG 1.81 .46 37 GREEN
60516 #2 Str. AWG/#3 Str. AWG 1.81 .51 42 PINK
60522 #1 Str. AWG 2.38 .56 45 GOLD
60530 1/0 AWG 2.38 .62 50 TAN
60536 2/0 AWG 2.50 .70 54 OLIVE
60542 3/0 AWG 2.81 .77 60 RUBY
60548 4/0 AWG 3.66 .86 66 WHITE
60554 250 kcmil 3.91 .92 71 RED
60560 300 kcmil 3.97 .99 76 BLUE
60565 350 kcmil 4.97 1.09 87 BROWN
60568 400 kcmil 4.97 1.18 94 GREEN
60571 500 kcmil 4.97 1.28 99 PINK
60574 600 kcmil 5.22 1.36 106 BLACK
60576 700 kcmil 5.44 1.44 112 PURPLE
60578 750 kcmil/900 compact 5.69 1.50 115 YELLOW
60584 1000 kcmil 6.69 1.77 140 —
Splice aluminum conductors
to copper conductors of equal
ampacities.
Aluminum Reducing Connectors
CAT. NO.
CABLE SIZE DIMENSIONS (IN.)
DIE CODE
COLOR
KEYALUMINUM COPPER A E
60905 #8 AWG #10 AWG
13
⁄16
9
⁄32 24 BLUE
60910 #6 AWG #8 AWG 1
5
⁄8
11
⁄32 29 GRAY
60915 #4 AWG #6 AWG 1
13
⁄16
7
⁄16 37 GREEN
60925 #1 AWG #3 AWG 2
3
⁄8
17
⁄32 45 GOLD
60930 1/0 AWG #2 AWG 2
3
⁄8
5
⁄8 50 TAN
60935 2/0 AWG #1 AWG 2
1
⁄2
11
⁄16 54 OLIVE
60940 3/0 AWG 1/0 AWG 2
13
⁄16
3
⁄4 60 RUBY
60945 4/0 AWG 2/0 AWG 3
3
⁄4
7
⁄8 66H WHITE
60950 250 kcmil 3/0 AWG 4
15
⁄16 71H RED
60955 300 kcmil 4/0 AWG 4
1
⁄16 1 76H BLUE
60960 350 kcmil 4/0 AWG 5
1
⁄16
3
⁄32 87H BROWN
60965 400 kcmil 250 kcmil 5
1
⁄16 1
7
⁄32 94H GREEN
60970 500 kcmil 350 kcmil 5
1
⁄16 1
5
⁄16 99H PINK
60975 600 kcmil 400 kcmil 5
5
⁄16 1
11
⁄32 106H BLACK
60980 700 kcmil 500 kcmil 5
9
⁄16 1
7
⁄16 112H PURPLE
60985 750 kcmil 500 kcmil 5
13
⁄16 1
1
⁄2 115H YELLOW
Selection table gives aluminum/copper
equivalents for all sizes.
Connectors are filled with a high-temperature
oxide-inhibiting compound.
Tooling: pp. F-80–F-100
Die Selector Chart: pp. F-101–F-104
Installing Tools: TBM5(s) #10 AWG ➔ 4/0 AWG
TBM6(s) #10 AWG ➔ 350 kcmil
TBM8(s) #10 AWG ➔ 350 kcmil
• For 90° C, 600V to 35kV applications
• For aluminum and copper concentric
conductors and compact code
aluminum strandings
• Permit aluminum conductors to be spliced
to copper or aluminum conductors
Material: High-Conductivity Wrought Aluminum
Finish: Electro-Tin Plate
A
Smaller I.D. end
for Copper cable
Larger I.D. end
for Alum. cable
E