SSC Series

Cold Shrink Splice

Built for durability in the toughest environments

The SSC Series from Richards Manufacturing is a cold shrink splicing system for use on medium voltage power cables through 35kV. Equipped with numerous advantages and features, the SSC Series is an innovative, highperformance splicing solution.

The Splice is a hybrid design, incorporating the best features of cold shrink and push-on technologies. For example, our Splice provides the benefits of cold shrink—integral jacket seals, range taking capabilities—and yet it also can be furnished with a capacitive test point.

Molded entirely from Richards’ cold shrink EPDM materials, the Splice is built for durability in the toughest environments. The SSC Series is fully qualified to IEEE Std 404TM; the product ratings are listed below for your reference.

  • Integrated Solution: The SSC is range-taking and includes an integral jacket seal, providing a complete solution in a simple package. Three separate components have been elegantly combined into a single design.
  • 100% EPDM: Richards Cold Shrink Products are molded from 100% EPDM, a proven material in underground electrical applications for decades. This proprietary formulation of Cold Shrink EPDM is produced in-house. To achieve maximum durability in underground environments, the SSC features a fully-integrated EPDM jacket that provides outstanding mechanical impact/tear resistance.
  • Easy Installation: We’ve optimized our design to minimize installation time, complexity, and overall cost.
  • Designed, Molded & Tested in the USA:Our team is intimately involved in everything from material development, product and mold design, and production. This allows us to control every aspect of the design, down to the smallest detail.

  1. Connectors Our shear bolts are engineered to break below the surface of the connector regardless of cable cross section. This eliminates the need for filing down protruding sharp edges, which can introduce contamination and cause failure. Our Connector and Cold Shrink Splice were carefully engineered and tested to ensure they work together as a proven, solid system—no more guessing about connector/housing compatibility.
  2. EPDM ConstructionThe SSC is molded entirely from EPDM, a proven material in underground electrical applications. Our oil-resistant cold shrink material was formulated in-house, and is produced by our rubber manufacturing division. The durable, bonded semi-conductive jacket of the splice provides outstanding mechanical impact/tear resistance. The splice body is fully-shielded and passes industry qualification testing without any mesh or sock.
  3. Integral Jacket SealThe SSC is equipped with integral jacket seals, making sealing the metallic shield and outer jacket incredibly easy. The jacket seals are deployed over supplied sealing mastic, forming a dependable barrier against water ingress.
  4. Centering Groove A common concern when installing a cold shrink splice is ensuring the splice is properly seated. Improper positioning of a splice can result in electrical failure. The centering groove on our splice prevents this issue by ensuring the splice body is properly seated. As it is pushed from the parked position to the center of the connector, the splice will reach a positive stop when correctly seated. The splice will stay in the center while the cable prep and removal of the cores is completed.
  5. Capacitive Test PointThe center of the splice is unexpanded, allowing for an optional capacitive test point. In fact, the SSC Series is the only cold shrink splicing solution on the market equipped with this feature.
  6. Easy-to-Remove CoreHold-out cores that rely on grease or a ribbon/spiral design can be unreliable and messy. Spiral holdouts can be difficult to remove and may prematurely collapse. Richards product development engineers created a compact core design that is easy to eject, and performs consistently across a variety of installation environments. Once ejected, the Core separates into halves which can be recycled.