Specification

Thomas and Betts Corporation
Product Guide Specification
WIRING CONNECTIONS:
ALUMINUM AND COPPER COMPRESSION LUGS AND SPLICES
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3) ACSR: 4/0 to 954 (45/7) kcmil
c. Aluminum tin plated straight splices shall be UL listed through 1000 kcmil
concentric.
d. Aluminum tin plated straight splices shall be available without tin plating be
removing the –TN suffix from the catalog number.
7. Aluminum straight splices – long:
a. Aluminum straight splices – long shall be of the AC_ _ series.
b. Aluminum straight splices – long shall cover the following wire ranges:
1) Concentric: #4 to 1000 kcmil
2) Compact: 250 and 600 kcmil
3) ACSR: 4/0 to 954 (45/7) kcmil
c. Aluminum straight splices – long shall be available with tin plating by adding a –TN
suffix to the catalog number.
d. Tin plated aluminum straight splices – long shall be UL listed.
8. Aluminum straight reducing splices:
a. Aluminum straight reducing splices shall be of the AC_ _ R_ _ series.
b. Aluminum straight reducing splices shall reduce the following wire sizes:
1) Large side range: #2 to 1000 kcmil
2) Small side range: #4 to 750 kcmil
c. Aluminum straight reducing splices shall be available with tin plating by adding a –
TN suffix to the catalog number.
9. Aluminum straight splices – common die series:
a. Aluminum straight splices – common die series shall be of the SAC_ _ series.
b. Aluminum straight splices – common die series shall be for general URD
applications.
c. Aluminum straight splices – common die series shall cover the following wire
ranges:
1) Concentric: #4 to 1000 kcmil
2) Compressed: #4 to 400 kcmil
3) Compact: #4 to 600 kcmil
4) Solid: #1 to 3/0 AWG
d. Aluminum straight splices – common die series shall use six common dies to
lessen die inventory.
10. Aluminum straight reducing splices – common die series:
a. Aluminum straight reducing splices – common die series shall be of the
SAC_ _R_ _ series.
b. Aluminum straight reducing splices – common die series shall have the following
reducing wire ranges:
1) Side A: #4 to 1000 kcmil
2) Side B: #6 to 750 kcmil
c. Aluminum straight reducing splices – common die series shall be UL listed.
d. Aluminum straight reducing splices – common die series shall be available with tin
plating by adding a –TN suffix to the catalog number.
e. Aluminum straight reducing splices – common die series shall use six common
dies to lessen die inventory.
11. Aluminum tin-plated straight reducing splices – 5/8 common die series:
a. Aluminum tin-plated straight reducing splices – 5/8 common die series shall be of
the SG_ _ series.
b. Aluminum tin-plated straight reducing splices – 5/8 common die series shall have
color-coded end caps to seal splice ends from contaminants.
c. Aluminum tin-plated straight reducing splices – 5/8 common die series splices shall
use the 5/8 common die series to lessen die inventory.
d. Aluminum tin-plated straight reducing splices – 5/8 common die series shall reduce
the following wire ranges:
1) Side A: #8 to 2/0