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FLEXIBLE BRAID 406MM
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Cable Length:
- 406 mm
- 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:
- Standard Flexible Braid Connector - 4-Hole
- Selling Unit Of Measure:
- each
- Standards:
- IEEE / ANSI C37, 34
- Type2:
- Flexible braid
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Connectors
Blackburn SWD160A1406 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Is the Blackburn SWD160A1406 braid a 2-hole or 4-hole pad connector?
It is a 4-hole pad braid. Blackburn catalogues the SWD160A1406 as a standard flexible braid connector, 4-hole, so the terminal pads at each end are drilled for a four-bolt pattern rather than the two-hole NEMA pattern. If the equipment pad you are landing on is drilled two-hole, this is not the part.
2) Does this Blackburn braid meet IEEE/ANSI C37 for switchgear applications?
The SWD160A1406 flexible braid is built to IEEE / ANSI C37, 34. That is the standard set utility and industrial specifiers cite for switchgear and disconnect-switch hardware, so it answers the spec line on most substation and switchgear drawings.
3) Why use a flexible flat braid instead of a rigid copper bar or a cable jumper?
A flat flexible braid absorbs movement. The SWD160A1406 has a flexible conductor category and a flat conductor shape, which lets it take thermal expansion, vibration, and the mechanical travel of a switch blade or breaker without stressing the bolted pads. A rigid bar transfers all of that into the terminal. The flat shape also gives more surface area for the same cross section, which helps heat shed, and it lets the braid bend on one axis while staying stable across the pad.
4) What is the conductor made of on the SWD160A1406, and will it hold up in an outdoor substation?
The conductor is tin-plated copper. The tin plating is what matters outdoors and in switchgear: it slows oxidation on the strands and on the bolted pad faces, so contact resistance stays stable over time compared with bare copper braid.
5) Is the Blackburn SWD160A1406 made in the USA for a Buy American job?
Country of origin on the SWD160A1406 is the United States. That is the documentation line procurement officers on federal, utility, and public-works contracts usually need before they will release the order.
6) Do I need to order hardware separately for the Blackburn braid connector?
Plan on supplying your own bolts, nuts, washers and Belleville hardware. The SWD160A1406 is sold as a single braid, each, and is catalogued as the connector itself, so match the bolt diameter and grade to the four-hole pad pattern on your equipment and torque to the equipment manufacturer's figure.
7) What part number do I give my distributor for a 406 mm Blackburn flexible braid?
Quote Blackburn SWD160A1406. That is the manufacturer part number for the 406 mm flat, tin-plated copper flexible braid with 4-hole pads, and it is the only configuration under that number, so there is no length or finish suffix to add.
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