Blackburn SWC130A1254 FLEX CONNECTOR

It's a flexible flat braid connector used to make a current-carrying connection between two rigid points that move relative to each other, such as switchgear bus, disconnect blades, transformer pads, and ground bus. The braid is tin-plated copper, built to IEEE / ANSI C37, 34, and the flat shape lets it flex without fatiguing a bolted joint.

It's a 4-hole braid connector, meaning two mounting holes at each end terminal. That matters on switchgear and bus work where a two-bolt pattern per pad is specified for current transfer and joint stability; a single-hole braid will not drop into a four-bolt prep.

The conductor is tin-plated copper. Tin plating is the standard finish for braid used outdoors and in damp or corrosive switchyard conditions because it resists oxidation on the mating surfaces and lets the braid land on aluminum or copper pads without bare copper contact.

Flat braid is the right choice where the joint moves or vibrates and space is tight. A flat flexible braid flexes across its width with far less stress on the bolted terminals than stranded round cable of the same ampacity, and it lies close to the bus rather than looping out. Use round flexible cable instead when the run is long and the movement is in multiple directions. The SWC130A1254 is the flat flexible braid version at 254 mm.

Country of origin is the United States, and it's sold each, not in a pack or carton quantity. For jobs with domestic-sourcing requirements on electrical assemblies, that origin is the detail procurement normally asks for.

Order by manufacturer part number SWC130A1254, a Blackburn flexible braid connector. Blackburn braid part numbers encode the series and the length, so confirm the full string rather than a partial SWC130 reference, since the trailing digits set the 254 mm braid length.