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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 INSERTION OVERALL COLOR PENN-UNION DIELESS BURNDY DIE T&B DIE WIRE
CATALOG NO. CONDUCTOR LENGTH LENGTH CODE MECHANICAL TOOLS INDEX NO. INDEX STRIP
“B” /TOOL NO. LENGTH
BCU-8 SIZE “L” Red
BCU-6 Blue
BCU-5 8 AWG 0.53 1.06 Blue TDM-250 or TDM-500 6 21 9/16”
BCU-4 6 AWG 0.78 1.75 Gray TDM-250 or TDM-500 7 24 15/16”
BCU-3 5 AWG 0.78 1.75 White TDM-250 or TDM-500 7 - 15/16”
BCU-2 4 AWG 0.78 1.75 Brown TDM-250 or TDM-500 8 29 15/16”
BCU-1 3 AWG 0.88 1.88 Green TDM-250 or TDM-500 9 - 1”
BCU-1/0 2 AWG 0.84 1.87 Pink TDM-250 or TDM-500 10 33 1”
BCU-2/0 1 AWG 0.88 1.88 Black TDM-250 or TDM-500 11 37 1”
BCU-3/0 1/0 AWG 0.88 1.88 Orange TDM-250 or TDM-500 12 42 1”
BCU-4/0 2/0 AWG 0.94 2.00 Purple TDM-250 or TDM-500 13 45 1-1/16”
BCU-025 3/0 AWG 1.00 2.13 Yellow TDM-250 or TDM-500 14 50 1-1/8”
BCU-030 4/0 AWG 1.00 2.13 White TDM-250 or TDM-500 15 54 1-1/8”
BCU-035 250 kcmil 1.03 2.25 Red TDM-250 or TDM-500 16 62 1-3/16”
BCU-040 300 kcmil 1.06 2.25 Blue 17 66H/66 1-3/16”
BCU-045 350 kcmil 1.13 2.38 Blue TDM-500 18 71H/71 1-1/4”
BCU-050 400 kcmil 1.19 2.50 Brown TDM-500 19 76H/76 1-5/16”
BCU-060 450 kcmil 1.38 2.88 Green TDM-500 19 76H/76 1-1/2”
BCU-065 500 kcmil 1.38 2.88 Pink TDM-500 20 87 2-3/8”
BCU-075 600 kcmil 1.38 2.88 Black TDM-500 22 94H/94 2-13/16”
BCU-080 650 kcmil 1.38 2.88 Orange 300 99 1-5/8”
BCU-100 750 kcmil 1.63 3.38 White 24 106H/106 3”
BCU-150 800 kcmil 1.59 3.37 Green 25 107H/107 1-3/4”
BCU-200 1000 kcmil 1.88 3.88 Brown 27 125 2”
1500 kcmil 2.00 4.13 31 - 2-1/8”
2000 kcmil 2.22 4.62 34 - 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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