3M Scotchcast Inline Resin Power Cable Splice Kit 82-A_N, 1-5 kV

Yes. The Scotchcast 82-A inline resin splice kit is made for weather-exposed and direct burial locations, and it will splice non-shielded submersible cable. The epoxy resin cures around the connection to seal out moisture and add mechanical protection, so it does not need a separate enclosure to survive standing water or soil.

It is rated for 1 kV and 5 kV cable, with 5 kV the top rating carried on the kit. That puts it in medium voltage service for unshielded, single conductor and multiple conductor cables. It is not a shielded medium voltage splice, so a shielded 5 kV or 15 kV feeder needs a shielded splice kit instead.

Three kit sizes are offered: 82-A1N, 82-A2N and 82-A3N. The 82-A1N covers conductors up to 2 AWG; the A2N and A3N are the larger mold bodies for bigger conductor and multi-conductor cable makeups. Pick the size by the diameter of the completed connection and jacket, not just the AWG, since the resin has to fill around it inside the mold.

The 82-A is a resin mold kit: it supplies the mold body and the epoxy resin that insulates, seals and mechanically protects the joint. The conductor connection itself is made with a separate compression or mechanical connector before the mold is closed and poured. For copper conductors a long barrel compression splice such as the Burndy Hylink YS6C is the type of connector used to make that joint.

No, they do different jobs. The Burndy YS6C Hylink is a long barrel copper compression splice, meaning it is the metallic connector that joins the two conductors. The 3M Scotchcast 82-A_N is an inline resin splice kit that insulates and seals the completed joint, using an epoxy resin rated for 5 kV and suitable for weather-exposed or direct burial locations. Crimping a YS6C leaves the joint bare; it still needs an insulating and sealing system over it.

A resin kit such as the 3M Scotchcast 82-A_N covers that step. The Burndy Hylink series provides the compression connection on copper conductors; the 82-A_N then provides sealing, electrical insulation and mechanical protection around it, with an epoxy resin body rated for 1 kV and 5 kV cable and designed for weather-exposed or direct burial locations. It is offered in 82-A1N, 82-A2N and 82-A3N kit sizes so the mold can be matched to the size of the finished joint.

No. A Burndy Hylink YS6C long barrel compression splice makes the metallic connection but provides no insulation or moisture seal. For a direct buried or submerged repair the joint still has to be insulated and sealed, which is what the Scotchcast 82-A resin kit does. The two are used together, not as substitutes.

Yes. The 82-A insulates and seals both unshielded single conductor cable and multiple conductor cable, and the kit is catalogued for multiple conductor use. It is an inline splice, so it is for straight through joints rather than taps or breakouts.

A compression connector like the Burndy YS6C Hylink handles one copper conductor at a time and does not enclose the cable. The 3M Scotchcast 82-A_N is built for multiple conductor work: it insulates and seals unshielded, single conductor cables and multiple conductor cables in one resin-filled inline joint, and the cured epoxy is tough and oil resistant, which is why it is also used on non-shielded submersible cable. On a multi-conductor repair you crimp each conductor, then encapsulate the whole bundle in the resin kit.

The 82-A1N is packed one kit per box, 10 boxes per case. Its manufacturer number is 7100123073; the 82-A2N is 7100123110 and the 82-A3N is 7100117646.

The cured resin is tough and oil resistant, which is why it gets used in pump and submersible pump circuits and in equipment vaults. The cured body is black epoxy.

It is RoHS 2011/65/EU compliant without exemption, and it is manufactured in the United States. Institutional and government buyers who need domestic origin documentation can specify it on that basis.