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FLEXIBLE BRAID 168KCMIL, 12IN LONG
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Cable Length:
- 12 in
- Conductor Category:
- Flexible
- Conductor Shape:
- Flat
- Country Of Origin:
- United States (US)
- Material Of Conductor:
- Tin-Plated Copper
- Product Group:
- Wire & Cable Management
- Product Type:
- Extra Flexible Braid Connector - 2-Hole
- Selling Unit Of Measure:
- each
- Standards:
- UL E3060, CSA LR29625
- Type2:
- Flexible braid
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Connectors
Blackburn FBE12 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the Blackburn FBE12 flexible braid connector used for?
The FBE12 is a 12 inch long flat flexible braid bonding jumper with a two-hole termination at each end, sized at 168 kcmil. It's used where two pieces of grounded equipment have to stay bonded but also move or vibrate relative to each other, transformer and switchgear connections, bus-to-enclosure bonds, expansion joints. The braid construction flexes without loading the terminations the way a solid bar or stiff cable would.
2) Is the Blackburn FBE12 UL listed for grounding and bonding work?
It carries UL E3060 and CSA LR29625. That pair of file numbers is what an inspector or a spec writer wants to see on a bonding jumper, and it covers the part for both US and Canadian installations.
3) Is the Blackburn FBE12 braid tinned, and can it be used outdoors or in damp locations?
The conductor is tin-plated copper. The tin plating is there to resist corrosion and oxidation on the strands and at the bolted pads, which is why braids like this get specified in outdoor pad-mount, wet vault, and industrial wash-down bonds rather than bare copper braid.
4) How do the FBE12 ends bolt up, and do I need to order hardware separately?
Each end is a flat two-hole pad, so it lands on a NEMA-style two-hole bonding provision and resists rotating under torque the way a single-hole lug can. Bolts, nuts, and washers are not part of the braid itself, you supply the hardware that matches the tapped holes or through-holes on your equipment.
5) Does the 12 inch length on the Blackburn FBE12 mean the overall braid or the spacing between the bolt pads?
The published figure is a 12 inch cable length. When you lay out the connection, allow for the pad-to-pad centers to be shorter than the overall braid, and leave some slack, a braid pulled taut loses the flexing movement it was installed to provide. If your gap is longer than a foot, you need a longer braid rather than stretching this one.
6) Why choose a flat braid jumper over a flexible stranded copper cable for the same bond?
Flat braid takes repeated movement and vibration far better than stranded cable of the same ampacity, and it sits in a tighter space because the profile is flat rather than round. The FBE12 is a flexible, flat conductor sized at 168 kcmil. Where the bond is static and just needs to be run point to point, a compression lug and copper cable is simpler and cheaper. Where the two ends move, thermal expansion, a hinged door, a vibrating motor frame, the braid is the right part.
7) Is the Blackburn FBE12 made in the USA for Buy American projects?
Country of origin is the United States. For federal, state, or institutional work carrying domestic-content language, that is the line a procurement officer needs, alongside the UL E3060 and CSA LR29625 listings.
8) Is the Blackburn FBE12 sold individually or in a pack?
It is sold each, one braid per unit, under manufacturer part number FBE12. Order the count you need for the job rather than a bag quantity.
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Does the Blackburn FBE12 come with a warranty?
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