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FLEXIBLE BRAID 76.8 KCM, 48 INCH
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Product Specs
- Country Of Origin:
- United States (US)
- Insulation Material:
- N
- Material Of Conductor:
- Copper
- Product Group:
- Grounding & Bonding
- Product Net Depth Length:
- 48 in
- Product Type:
- Grounding devices or assemblies
- Selling Unit Of Measure:
- each
- Type2:
- Grounding devices or assemblies
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Grounding Devices
Blackburn FBD48-1 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the Blackburn FBD48-1 flexible braid used for?
The FBD48-1 is a bare copper flexible braid used as a bonding or grounding jumper, sized at 76.8 kcmil and 48 inches long. The braided copper construction lets it flex, so it suits connections across moving or vibrating equipment, expansion joints, and bonded sections of raceway or enclosure where a solid conductor would fatigue.
2) What does 76.8 kcmil mean on the FBD48-1 braid, and how does it compare to standard wire sizes?
76.8 kcmil is the total cross sectional area of the copper strands making up the braid. For reference, 1/0 AWG is about 105.6 kcmil and 1 AWG is about 83.7 kcmil, so this braid sits just under a 1 AWG copper conductor in copper area. Size your bonding jumper off the kcmil figure rather than the visual width of the braid.
3) Is the Blackburn FBD48-1 braid insulated or bare?
Bare. The FBD48-1 carries no insulation jacket over the copper braid, so plan on clearance from energized parts and treat it as an exposed bonding conductor at every point along its 48 inch run.
4) How long is the Blackburn FBD48-1 bonding braid, and can I cut it shorter?
It is a 48 inch braid, which is the overall length of the assembly. The 48 in the model number is the length, so if your span is much shorter you are better off ordering a shorter FBD length than cutting into a finished braid and losing the prepared ends.
5) Is the Blackburn FBD48-1 made in the USA for a Buy American job?
Country of origin on the FBD48-1 is the United States, which is what a federal, municipal, or transit spec with domestic sourcing language will ask you to document.
6) Should I use a flexible copper braid or a stranded ground cable for bonding equipment?
Use the braid where the two bonded points move relative to each other, vibrating motors and generators, transformer bases, sliding or hinged panels, seismic and expansion joints. Flat braid takes repeated flexing without work hardening the way a solid or coarse stranded conductor does. For a static run between a ground bus and a building steel connection, ordinary stranded bare copper is the simpler choice. The FBD48-1 gives you 76.8 kcmil of copper over a 48 inch span for the flexing case.
7) Is the Blackburn FBD48-1 sold individually or in a pack?
Sold each. One order line gets you one 48 inch braid, so for a run of equipment pads or a row of enclosures, order one per bonding point.
8) What is the exact manufacturer part number to order this Blackburn braid?
Order it as Blackburn FBD48-1. The FBD prefix is the flexible braid series and the 48 is the length in inches.
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Does the Blackburn FBD48-1 come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The Blackburn FBD48-1 is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty.
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