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UL Listed and CSA certified, copper or aluminum compression lugs & splices plus other mechanical and insulated multi tap lugs are ideal for power, utility, automotive, military, telecom, OEM, medical, process control, heavy equipment, railroads or any other application using high current cables that are frequently plugged and unplugged.




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Solid brass drum tube lugs for snare drums, tom tom drums and bass drums manufactured by WorldMax. Available in a range of lengths and chrome, brass, back chrome and satin chrome plating, some sizes are available in a white powder coated finish.


Drum lugs available for snare drums, tom tom drums and bass drums. Choose from a variety of styles including solid brass vintage style tube lugs, and die cast lugs in many forms such as Yamaha style teardrop and tail light, replica Slingerland Beaver Tail and modern Sound King that fit existing holes in many Slingerland drums, Pearl style bow tie and sugar cubes, among others. Many drum lugs are available in chrome, brass, black chrome and satin chrome plating, selected lugs are available in a white powder coated finish.


Complete range for solid, homogenous connectionsABB offers a complete range of IEC & UL/CSA approved compression lugs in metric (Color-Keyed and Spec-Kon) and imperial American Wire Gauge (AWG) sizes (Color-Keyed). All systems utilize compression tools with matching dies that form connector & wire to provide an optimum electrical bond between connector & conductor.


The Color-Keyed system solution provides the best and most reliable connection.Color Keyed is a system solution designed to meet the most stringent UL & IEC Class A testing requirements. Our Color-Keyed lugs are made of 99.9% pure, oxygen-free copper. The Color-Keyed color coded crimping system assures the right die is used with the right lug resulting in an accurate, reliable crimp. Color-Keyed dies are designed to produce a circumferential, hex- or diamond-shaped compression rather than a simple indent resulting in assured high conductivity, exceeding IEC 61238-1 and UL standards. Circumferential compression creates large area of high pressure contact between cable and connector which in turn results in low resistance and high pull-out values.


Tough enough for an impact gun, yet super light. Less than half the weight of steel lugs. This design is as light and strong as possible, just like the 6UL. No 90 angles, with chamfers and radiuses everywhere to remove stress risers. Corrosion proof. The 19mm hex design is much stronger than 17mm, while leaving plenty of room for a socket compared to 21mm lugs. When constantly changing wheels for racing these details matter.


Processed meat needs a place to be in between each stage, whether you are sawing, grinding, or mixing. Rely on the sturdy meat lugs from LEM Products. We offer a variety of meat lug options so you can choose the right one for your processing needs. Explore our selection and discover the difference they will make for you!


Make cleanup a breeze with lug liners. After a long day of grinding meat, cleaning the meat residue from your lugs is the last thing you want to think about. Thankfully we can alleviate some of the weight of cleanup with our pre-sized meat lug liners. Before you start the process of grinding or whatever you may be using your meat lug for, unfold the liner and place it around the lug. Then just proceed as usual. Afterward, you can remove the bag and toss it away. Simple. Effective. Clean.


Conveniently cover, store, and stack your meat lugs. The Reinforced Meat Lug Cover will fit the Economy, General Duty, Heavy Duty, and Drain Meat lugs. When you want added security, the LEM Meat Lug Snap-On Lid is the one for you. Made from dishwasher and freezer safe plastic, it snaps on for easy transport, storage, and stacking. This also fits all sizes except for the Mini Meat Lug. Shop for meat lug lids and covers to complete your set!


Triple Wire lugs are American Made and UL and CAS tested. These three wire lugs are made for all types of uses and wire types. Triple mechanical wire lugs are in stock and ready to ship. Three wire lugs are available at cheap prices.


When using threaded ductile iron flanges, check for clearance of the Flange Lug inner radius with the flange hub O.D. Two flange lugs are used in conjunction with a tie rod, two flat washers and four hex nuts to comprise one set. At least two sets are required per joint. Longer flange bolts are required at the flange lug to accept the plate thickness.


Available in ASTM A36 carbon steel plate and 304 stainless steel. Carbon steel lugs are supplied with a Tnemec 37-77 red primer coating; other coatings and finishes are available upon request. Flange Lugs for Class 250 / 300 are available upon request.


Our Color-Keyed lugs are made of 99.9% pure, oxygen-free copper. The Color-Keyed color-coded crimping system assures the right die is used with the right lug resulting in an accurate, reliable crimp. Color-Keyed dies are designed to produce a circumferential, hex- or diamond-shaped compression rather than a simple indent resulting in assured high conductivity, exceeding IEC 61238-1 and UL standards. Circumferential compression creates large area of high pressure contact between cable and connector which in turn results in low resistance and high pull-out values.


During the early 1960s, the electrical industry began installing aluminum wire in many locations, and wire termination failures were commonplace. Installers used aluminum wire lugs (today called "terminators") on almost all wire terminations, knowing little about the thermal properties of aluminum. Due largely to a lack of experience in terminating aluminum wire and using aluminum products, many residential fires occurred, and the commercial and industrial wire termination failure rate increased.


At that time, most electrical professionals were still learning about the larger coefficient of thermal expansion of aluminum compared to that of copper. The result was aluminum-bodied lugs used to terminate copper wire operated successfully, while copper-bodied lugs used to terminate aluminum wire failed. Three entire series of branch circuit device termination types were tried and failed: copper (C), copper/aluminum (CU/AL), and copper/aluminum/revised CU/ALR) before a workable design, copper/aluminum/rev. II (CO/ALR) was achieved. Larger aluminum wire sizes terminated in copper lugs almost always presented problems, while the use of aluminum-bodied lugs reduced those problems, except when moisture entered in the formula.


Unprotected aluminum lugs corrode, forming aluminum oxide, which in turn causes failure modes with all sizes of aluminum wire. The past history of the problems resulted in the development of a viewpoint within the electrical and insurance industries that the most safe and reliable approach to using wire and lugs was to install an all-copper system. Thus, specifiers demanded that conductors, lugs, and bus bars be copper.


I researched what vendors build and sell in several countries worldwide (Egypt, Singapore, Jakarta, Tunisia, England, France, Australia, Germany, Trinidad, and the United States). After speaking to many vendors, engineers, and construction employees in these locations, I discovered what they think about different types of lugs. The review shows where electrical continuity really counts, "copper throughout" is most-often the specification still today.


Although most manufacturers of electrical equipment still tend to use copper lugs, the review also revealed manufacturers are providing equipment with brass lugs, copper-plated steel lugs, tin-plated copper lugs, tin-plated brass lugs, and aluminum-bodied lugs. In fact, some manufacturers build whatever is specified, while others only build copper, aluminum, brass, or copper-plated steel lugs.


In some locations, using compression lugs is a requirement, while authorities forbid the use of mechanical lugs of any metal type (having setscrews). Further, many industrial specifications, and even some country standards, require compression lugs with full tinning of copper conductors prior to insertion into the lug, followed by the crimping of the lug using a full circumference die in a hydraulic crimp tool - trusting that a compression copper lug is stronger during a short-circuit and less vulnerable to corrosion/galvanic action.


A look around the electrical industry within the United States paints a different picture. The majority of the lugs we use have aluminum bodies, yet today's electrical systems continue to improve in reliability.


What has changed? Is an all-copper system still the most reliable way to go? Aluminum-bodied lugs still have some failures. But when you use them within their design parameters, statistically they have no more failures than copper lugs. In fact, the only aluminum lug failures I found involved cracking of the sidewalls of the lug and threads at the setscrew during initial installation - the result of not properly using the required torque wrench.


The thermal expansion properties of copper and aluminum dictate that installers use only aluminum-bodied lugs to terminate aluminum conductors. Likewise, installers can use copper- or aluminum-bodied lugs to terminate copper conductors.


This research turns up some other surprising findings, too. Manufacturers today do not make aluminum-bodied lugs of pure aluminum. Instead, they produce them with a continuous copper or nickel flashing or coating, that they cover with tin or silver. The flashing is necessary because the tin coating will not adhere to the aluminum. You can see this copper coating on lugs you use today by erasing the thin plating from the lug with a pencil eraser, revealing the copper underlayer. 2ff7e9595c


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