Overview
3M™ 5550 Series Cold Shrink Tape Inline Splice Kit is designed for splicing 5/8 kV-rated power cables with aluminum or copper conductor. This kit is designed to splice tape shield, wire shield, UniShield® or non-shielded cables.
3M™ 5550 Series Cold Shrink Tape Inline Splice Kit includes 3 each of cold shrink insulators, splice jackets and shielding braid sleeves, cleaning pad kits and more. The insulator and jacket included in this kit are made of specially formulated EPDM that provides quick installation. It has a shielding braid sleeve that offers 2 functions, metallic insulation shield and ground jumper. This kit is perfect for use with Scotchlok™ 10000, 11000 and 20000 Series inline compression connectors or any UL Listed inline compression connector. IEEE Approved.
- Provides splicing on tape shield, wire shield and UniShield® cables
- This kit is suitable for use on solid dielectric cables, indoor or outdoor locations and direct-burial applications
- Accommodates wire size of 4/0 AWG to 500 kcmil (Cu) and 4/0 AWG to 400 kcmil (Al)
- Insulator and jacket is made of EPDM for easy installation
- Rated for 5/8 kV applications
- Includes 3 Scotch® 13 electrode wraps, 3 rolls of Scotch 13 semi-conducting tape, 1 roll of Scotch 130C tape, 1 roll of Scotch 24 shielding tape and 3 instruction sheets
- IEEE Approved
- 1 kit/case
Specifications
- 3M ID: 80610735278
- Applications: Cable Connection
- Cable Type: Cable with rubber insulation
- Case Quantity: 1
- Color: Black
- Conductor Sizes: 250 kcmil, 350 kcmil, 4/0 AWG, 400 kcmil, 500 kcmil (Cu Only)
- Length: 21 Inch
- Length (Metric): 533 mm
- Material: EPDM-rubber
- Maximum Connector Length: 3.7 inch (Al), 4.3 inch (Cu)
- Maximum Connector Length (metric): 109 mm (Cu), 94 mm (Al)
- Number of Conductors: 1
- Product Series: 5550 Series
- Product Technology: Tape, Cold Shrink
- Product Type: Splice
- RoHS 2011/65/EU Compliant: Undetermined
- RoHS EU Comments: Contact 3M for information
- Shielding Type: Tape Shield, UniShield®, Wire Shield
- Splice Type: Cold Shrink, Inline
- Suggested Accessory: 3M™ Ground Strap Assembly GS-2
- Trademark: 3M
- Typical Splice Length: 21.0 in
- Typical Splice Length (metric): 533.4 mm
- Voltage: 5 - 8 kV
- Voltage Application: Medium Voltage
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- Manufacturing Origin: USA
- The designation that a product is Manufactured in the USA means the product undergoes substantial transformation in one of our U.S. Manufacturing plants. Some products contain imported components.
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