Blackburn DLC25 DEADLOOP CLAMP, ALUMINUM

The DLC25 deadloop clamp carries a 35 kV rating, so it covers medium-voltage distribution work, not just secondary. It is a bare aluminum mechanical connector with no insulation or plating on it, so any insulation or covering at the connection has to be built up in the field.

Two. The DLC25 is built as a two-conductor mechanical clamp, which is what you want for a deadend loop tap where the run comes in and the loop goes back out. If you need to land three or more conductors at one point, this is the wrong body and you want a multi-port connector instead.

The DLC25 is specified with a 1/2 inch outside diameter at the conductor opening, so measure the bare conductor OD of the cable you are landing rather than going by AWG alone. Stranded aluminum and copper of the same AWG can differ in actual diameter, and on a 1/2 inch mechanical clamp that matters.

Mechanical. The DLC25 clamps the conductors with hardware, so it goes on with a wrench and no compression tool, dies, or hydraulic head. That is the practical reason crews pick a deadloop clamp for line work and for repairs where dragging a crimper up is not realistic.

The DLC25 body is aluminum and supplied bare. Aluminum-bodied mechanical connectors are commonly used on both aluminum and copper, but the dual-rating is a marking on the connector itself, so read the body stamp for the AL9CU or equivalent rating before you land copper in it. If the connection is aluminum to copper, use an inhibitor compound and wire-brush the aluminum.

Each. The DLC25 deadloop clamp is sold as a single connector, so order one per deadend loop point and count your spans rather than assuming a carton quantity.

Order it as Blackburn DLC25, an aluminum deadend loop connection clamp. Country of origin is India, which is the detail procurement teams on government and utility contracts usually need on the submittal.