Highland Terminals
™
C
W
BFV10-6 thru BFV18-10
Block Fork, Vinyl Insulated, Butted Seam
E
L
Data Sheet
Product
Number
Wire
Range
(AWG)
Stud
Size
W
C
L
E
Thickness
Barrel
Length
Barrel
I.D.
Maximum
Insulation
Diameter
BFV10-6
BFV10-8
BFV10-10
BFV14-6
BFV14-8
BFV14-10
BFV18-6
BFV18-8
BFV18-10
12-10
12-10
12-10
16-14
16-14
16-14
22-18
22-18
22-18
6
8
10
6
8
10
6
8
10
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.25
0.30
0.30
0.25
0.30
0.30
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
1.03
1.03
1.03
0.85
0.85
0.85
0.85
0.85
0.85
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.040
0.040
0.040
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0..25
0.25
0.25
0.135
0.135
0.135
0.090
0.090
0.090
0.070
0.070
0.070
0.250
0.250
0.250
0.170
0.170
0.170
0.145
0.145
0.145
Installation Information
WARNING
UNDERWRITERS
LABORATORIES
STANDARD NO.
UL 486A
3M FILE NO. E23438
CANADIAN STANDARDS
ASSOCIATION
STANDARD NO. C22.2
NO. 0. 65
3M FILE NO. LR22190
Turn power off before installing or removing terminal. All electrical
work should be done according to appropriate electrical codes.
UL Listed and CSA Certified for use on stranded copper
(AWG) wire only.
Strip away the end 3/8 inch of wire insulation.
Specifications
Wire Size:
Barrel Seam:
Max. Voltage Rating:
Max. Temperature Rating:
Max. Current:
Insulator Material:
Terminal Material:
Plating:
See Table Above
Butted
600 V Building Wire
1000 V Signs, Fixtures
and Luminaires
221˚F (105˚C)
Same as Wire
Vinyl
ETP Copper
Tin
Make the crimp in the proper station of a recommended
3M crimp tool: TH-440, TH-450 (scissor style), or
TR-490 (ratchet style) hand tools.
Barrel Crimp (Electrical)
Engineering Specification
Crimp-type terminals shall, electrically and
mechnically, connect to a pre-stripped end of a stranded
copper wire: and have a flat tongue portion with a
central opening for mounting around a screw or stud.
The terminal line shall offer tongue variations in hole
(stud) size (6, 8 10, etc.) and configuration (ring, fork,
block fork, flanged block fork, locking fork, etc.): and
barrel variations in wire (AWG) size (22-18, 16-14, 12-
10, etc.) and construction (non-insulated brazed seam,
vinyl insulated butted seam, nylon insulated with
insulation grip, etc.). The terminal line shall have
regulatory agency coverage (UL Listing, CSA
Certification). The terminal tongue shall be marked
with the wire range and manufacturer’s symbol ( ).
The vinyl-insulated, butted seam block fork terminal
shall be tin-plated, annealed copper, with the tongue
having a specified stud slot (size 6 thru 10) and a butted
seam barrel covered by a molded vinyl funnel entry
sleeve, color coded and sized, for a specified (AWG)
wire range (22-18, 16-14, 12-10).
Insulated terminals shall be UL Listed and CSA
Certified for 600 Volts maximum building wire: 1000
Volts maximum in signs, fixtures and luminaries and
have a maximum operating temperature of 221°F
(105°C).
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associated with such use.
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