Product Overview
Burndy YA8C2TC14 Two-Hole Compression Lug for 8 AWG, Tinned Copper, 1/4 Inch Stud Holes
Condition
Unused, new old stock. Clean and in excellent condition. The tongue is stamped YA8C-2TC14 with CU below it and 8 AWG near the barrel transition, and the barrel still carries its factory red band printed BURNDY and 8 STR, with a die reference below reading DIE and 19. Three small stamped marks run along one edge of the tongue; they are shallow and not clearly legible in these photos. The plating is matte tinned copper with the normal mottled texture of that finish, the barrel bore is round, open and unswaged, and a few specks of red pigment have transferred from the printed band onto the bare metal. Both holes are clean and unmarked. Against the rule in these photos the piece measures roughly 2.3 inches overall, consistent with the published 2.33 inch length.
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Product Overview
The Burndy YA8C2TC14 is a straight barrel compression lug that takes one 8 AWG conductor at the crimp end and lands it on a two-hole pad drilled for 1/4 inch studs on 0.625 inch centers. The body is high-conductivity copper with a tin electroplate, and the part is stamped CU on the tongue for its conductor material. The tongue is offset from the barrel by a short step, so the pad sits flat on a bus bar or ground bar while the cable enters at its own height. Two holes instead of one is the whole point of this style: the pad cannot rotate on the stud under vibration or a torque event, which is why two-hole lugs turn up in switchgear, motor terminal boxes and equipment grounding where a spun connection is not acceptable. The red band on the barrel is Burndy's own crimp reference and is still fully attached on this piece.
Key Features
- Conductor size: 8 AWG
- Connector type: straight barrel, compression
- Pad: two holes for 1/4 inch stud
- Hole center to center: 0.625 inch
- Hole center to end: 0.31 inch
- Overall length: 2.33 inches
- Pad width: 0.43 inch
- Material: copper with tin electroplate
- Tongue stamped YA8C-2TC14, CU and 8 AWG
- Barrel band printed BURNDY and 8 STR with a die reference
Applications
- Electrician landing an 8 AWG equipment grounding conductor on a two-stud ground bar where a single-hole lug would be free to rotate
- Panel builder terminating 8 AWG control or feeder cable onto a bus bar inside a switchgear cubicle
- Maintenance tech rebuilding a motor terminal box and matching the original two-hole 1/4 inch stud pattern
- Battery or DC power installer who needs a copper compression termination rather than a mechanical set-screw lug
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the red band on the barrel tell me?
Burndy color-codes and prints its compression barrels with the crimp information. On this piece the band reads BURNDY and 8 STR, with a die reference below it reading DIE and 19. Read the band on the lug in your hand and match it to Burndy's published crimp data for your tool and die set before you make the crimp. We have not crimped this one, so treat the band as the manufacturer's instruction, not our measurement.
Will it accept 8 AWG stranded cable?
The listing rates it for 8 AWG and the barrel band reads 8 STR, which is the stranded designation. The bore is a plain straight hollow barrel, open at the end. Check your conductor's actual outside diameter over the strands before ordering, since strand counts and insulation strip lengths vary between cable types.
Will it bolt to my bus bar?
The pad carries two holes sized for 1/4 inch studs, spaced 0.625 inch center to center, with 0.31 inch from the outer hole center to the end of the tongue. Pad width is 0.43 inch and overall length is 2.33 inches. Measure your stud spacing against those numbers first, because two-hole pads only fit the pattern they were drilled for.
Is this rated for aluminum conductor?
The tongue is stamped CU, which is the copper-only designation, and the body is copper with a tin electroplate. Nothing on this part indicates a dual-rated CU/AL termination. If you are terminating aluminum conductor, verify against Burndy's published catalog data before use and choose a lug rated for it.
Why buy the two or three lugs I actually need instead of a box of fifty?
Two-hole compression lugs are usually sold by the box, and a repair or a single panel retrofit rarely needs a box. We have twenty-five of these on the shelf and you can take exactly the count your job calls for, whether that is one spare for the truck or six for a ground bar rebuild. The piece photographed here is representative of that stock. Shipping is $8 flat rate and free once your order passes $28, and orders leave our Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
A lug is the quiet handshake between a cable and a bus bar, and this one still wears the red band naming the die that is meant to close it. Crimp it correctly and nobody in that panel ever thinks about the connection again, which is exactly the point.
