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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 - 4-Hole
- Selling Unit Of Measure:
- each
- Standards:
- CEI60694, IEEE/ANSI C37.34-1994.
- Type2:
- Flexible braid
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Connectors
Blackburn FBE4H340A1-12 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the Blackburn FBE4H340A1-12 flexible braid connector used for?
It's a flexible braid connector, the kind used to make a current-carrying connection between two bus or equipment terminals that need to move relative to each other, absorb vibration, or allow thermal expansion. The conductor is a flat, extra flexible tin-plated copper braid, 12 inches long, with a 4-hole pad arrangement at each end for bolting to a bus pad. Sold individually.
2) Does the Blackburn XFLEX braid connector meet switchgear connector standards?
Yes. The FBE4H340A1-12 braid connector is built to CEI 60694 and IEEE/ANSI C37.34-1994, the standard covering high-voltage air switch and disconnect connector performance. That is the reference a utility or substation spec usually calls out for flexible bus connectors.
3) How many bolt holes are on each pad of the Blackburn FBE4H340A1-12, and what does 4 9/16H 7/8 mean?
It's a 4-hole connector, so each end pad takes four bolts rather than the two on a smaller braid. The figures in the description read 4 9/16H 7/8 X 4 X 12 IN, and the overall braid length is 12 inches. Match your existing bus pad drilling to a 4-hole pattern before ordering; a 2-hole pad will not take this connector.
4) Is a tin-plated copper braid connector suitable for outdoor substation use?
The conductor on the FBE4H340A1-12 is tin-plated copper. Tin plating on copper is the normal choice for outdoor and switchgear terminations because it slows oxidation at the bolted interface and lets the pad bolt directly to aluminum or copper bus without the galvanic problem bare copper creates. It is also built to IEEE/ANSI C37.34-1994, the high-voltage air switch connector standard.
5) Should I use a flexible braid connector or a rigid bus bar between two terminals?
Use a rigid bar where both ends are fixed and nothing moves. Use a flexible braid like the FBE4H340A1-12 where the joint has to take vibration, thermal growth in the bus run, or the travel of a moving switch blade or breaker. It's classed as a flexible, flat conductor, so it flexes across the flat face while still presenting a solid bolted pad at each end.
6) What is the exact part number to order for a 12 inch 4-hole Blackburn flex braid?
Blackburn FBE4H340A1-12. That MPN encodes the 4-hole (4H) pad and the 12 inch braid length. Ordering unit is each.
7) Is the Blackburn FBE4H340A1-12 made in the USA, and does it ship with bolts?
Country of origin is the United States. It is sold as a single connector, each, so plan on supplying your own bolts, nuts, and Belleville washers to suit your pad drilling and torque spec.
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