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COPPER TAPERED COMP REDUC 2000-1500
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Product Specs
- Connection Type:
- Compression
- Country Of Origin:
- United States (US)
- Environmental Conditions:
- Harsh Environments
- Insulation Material:
- None
- Number Of Conductors:
- 2
- Product Group:
- Wire & Cable Management
- Product Type:
- Compression Splice Tapered Reducer
- Selling Unit Of Measure:
- each
- Surface Finishing:
- Tin-Plated
- Type2:
- Wire or cable compression splice
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Tap Connectors
- Product Size:
- Length 7.938 inches
Blackburn PTC 2000 R 1500 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What does the Blackburn PTC 2000 R 1500 reducer actually do in a splice?
It is a copper compression splice built as a tapered reducer, so it joins two different conductor sizes end to end, 2000 kcmil on the large end down to 1500 kcmil on the small end. Two conductors total, one in each barrel, crimped with a compression tool. Overall length is 7.938 inches, so allow that much straight run plus bending room in the box or vault.
2) Is the PTC 2000 R 1500 insulated, or do I have to tape or shrink over it after crimping?
No insulation on it. The barrel is bare copper, so the splice has to be insulated in the field with tape, a shrink sleeve, or a molded cover rated for the circuit voltage, or installed where bare copper is acceptable such as a grounding or bonding application.
3) Will the tin plating on this Blackburn reducer let me splice copper to aluminum?
Treat it as a copper-to-copper connector. The body is copper with a tin plating, which is a corrosion coating, not a dual-rating claim. For a copper-to-aluminum transition use a connector specifically marked AL9CU or a bimetallic reducer instead.
4) I need to splice 2000 kcmil to 1000 kcmil, not 1500. Does this one work?
No. This reducer's barrels are sized specifically for 2000 kcmil on one end and 1500 kcmil on the other. Compression barrels are not adjustable, so a 1000 kcmil conductor will not crimp reliably in the 1500 end. You need the reducer whose designation names your two actual conductor sizes.
5) Can this copper compression reducer be used outdoors, in a manhole, or in a wet vault?
Yes. The reducer is rated for harsh environments and the copper body is tin-plated, which slows corrosion in damp, buried, and direct-burial style locations. You still need to insulate and seal the finished splice, since the connector itself ships bare.
6) Do I need a mechanical lug wrench or a hydraulic crimper for the PTC 2000 R 1500?
It is a compression connector, not a set-screw type, so there is no bolt or hex to tighten. At 2000 to 1500 kcmil you are crimping with a hydraulic or battery-hydraulic tool and the die set the connector's crimp chart calls for. No torque value applies.
7) How is the PTC 2000 R 1500 sold, individually or in a box?
Sold each, one reducer per unit, under manufacturer part number PTC 2000 R 1500. Order one per splice, and remember each reducer handles a single transition between two conductors.
8) Is this Blackburn reducer made in the USA for a Buy American job?
Country of origin is the United States, which is what a federal, state, or institutional spec with domestic-content language will ask you to document for the connector.
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