BPTM Busbar Insulation

BPTM Tubing

BPTM 15/6-A/U (50 ft roll)

    Raychem / TE Connectivity's medium wall, heat shrinkable BPTM tubing provides insulation enhancement and protection against flash over and accidentally induced discharge. 

     Particularly useful in confined spaces, BPTM tubing can be used on both circular and rectangular copper or aluminum busbars. On application of heat, the BPTM tubing shrinks snugly over the busbar profile ensuring that the required minimum wall thickness is obtained.  Raychem BPTM tubing can be installed easily during large scale production using an oven or in the field using a gas torch or hot air.  Raychem BPTM tubing is manufactured from a non-halogen based polymer which has excellent performance in high voltage environments and greatly reduces the noxious and corrosive effects in fire situations. 

    The use of TE's Raychem BPTM tubing allows equipment designers the freedom to reduce air spacing between busbars, such as in the manufacture of switchgear cabinets where space is at a premium.  Raychem BPTM tubing provides flashover protection up to 25kV. 

 Key Features:

• Exceptional insulation and long term reliability even at high continuous operating temperatures.
• Extremely durable, resists damage from solvents, ultraviolet light, weathering, mechanical impact and general wear and tear.
• Suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
• Excellent anti-tracking properties.
• Can be stored indefinitely at temperatures up to 50C without loss of performance.

BPTM is available in the following sizes:

• BPTM 15/6
• BPTM 30/12
• BPTM 50/20
• BPTM 75/30
• BPTM 100/40
• BPTM 120/50
• BPTM 175/70
• BPTM 205/110
• BPTM 235/130

CSTO - Cold Shrink Termination for Outdoor Use

CSTO 154G: Cold Shrink Termination

      CSTO is an outdoor cold shrink termination for copper tape shield cable rated to 15kV.  The components for this kit are as follows:

• Installation instructions
• Silicone Housing on holdout
• 2 gray sealing mastic
• roll spring
• solder blocked ground braid
• 2 adhesive backed copper tape strips
• cutback template

     In terms of installation equipment (not supplied with kit):

• Cable preparation tools
• TE P63 cable prep kit
• Clean lint free cloth
• Non-Conductive abrasive cloth (120 grit or finer)
• Electricians tape
• Connector and installation tool

The expanded main component

      This is the workhorse of the CSTO kit - the "silicone housing on holdout" - it is stretched quite a lot and when the holdout is removed, it snaps down to a much smaller dimension offering insulation and protection to your cable.

      This is the technical name of just that silicone component:  CSTP-25-OS-VFM.

     The other components of the kit - the braided ground wire, the spring and the adhesive strips. 

     This product is remarkably simple to install - see the following installation video:

HVBT - High Voltage Bus Tape

HVBT-2-R-01

High Voltage Bus Tape

     This is yet another TE product that we keep in stock available for same day shipping.  HVBT is a high voltage, self-amalgamating tape for round and rectangular bus bars. 

HVBT-2-R-01 - Raychem/Tyco Electronics product

     Now, before we get started I'd like to talk about this sticker:

Now, that's an important sticker

     This is one of the most important stickers I've ever seen on a product.  This is not one of those stickers that tells you "don't remove this tag from the mattress" -- and this is not one of those stickers that says "do not stick your fingers in the blender while it is running."  This sticker tells you something IMPORTANT.   It is a little unusual in most of the heat shrink world for a product to be rolled adhesive side out and there not be a release paper of some kind -- but that is the case for the HVBT.  Pay attention to that sticker or your product is not going to install or work properly.  Good job Raychem for being as clear as possible.

     The HVBT is spiral wrapped around the busbar, applying some amount of heat along the way to prevent ending up with multiple layers of heat shrink that do not shrink because they are insulated by too many outer layers of HVBT. 

     HVBT is sold in standard quantities of 4 rolls.  Rolls are 25 feet long.  We can (on occasion) break standard box quantities if necessary, so don't be afraid to ask if you have a smaller requirement than 100 feet of material.

     Tyco Electronics has an excellent installation video that shows just how easy this product is to install.  You can see it below: