Catalog data MN650002EN
Effective February 2019
Deadbreak apparatus connectors
Completing T-body  termination
Step 12.
Install STUD into apparatus bushing
ote:N Use only the symmetrical aluminum (STUD635-A) 
or copper (STUD635-C) stud in separable splice and 
BOL-T applications. Do no use the non-symmetrical 
extended length STUD-T.
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Ensure unit is de-energized.
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Thread the stud into the apparatus bushing unit hand 
tight. Refer to Figure 25.
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Engage the flats on the stud with a 1/2" wrench and 
thread the stud into the bushing an additional 1/4 
revolution past hand tight.
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Remove any shavings that may have been raised during 
the threading procedure.
Install BOL-T connector onto apparatus bushing
Step 13.
Install T-body onto apparatus bushing
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Clean and lubricate mating interfaces of apparatus 
bushing and T-body with lubricant supplied.
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Push T-body onto apparatus bushing ensuring that the 
stud on the bushing passes through the hole of the 
compression connector. See Figure 26.
Step 14.
Install insulating plug
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Clean and lubricate the mating interfaces of T-body and 
insulating plug.
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Insert insulating plug into back of T-body engaging the 
threads of the stud. See Figure 27.
Figure 26. Line illustration of BOL-T connector 
installation onto apparatus bushing.
Clean and Lubricate 600 A Interfaces
Apparatus bushing
Concentric neutral 
wires
T-body
Figure 27. Line illustration of insulating plug installation.
Thread by Hand
Apparatus bushing
Concentric neutral 
wires
Insulating plug
Figure 25. Line illustration of bushing stud installation.
Symmetrical STUD635-A or STUD635-C
Apparatus bushing
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600 A 35 kV class BOL-T connector assembly installation instructions   MN650002EN   February 2019