What does CW mean on a gland?
CW Gland – Brass gland for use with steel wire armoured cables (H694-XL). Used to provide clamping of the armour wire to ensure electrical continuity and mechanical retention of the cable. The CW type gland is used for outdoor applications and where necessary to provide an IP66 seal with the outer sheath of the cable.
What size spanner fits a 20mm gland?
20mm threaded nuts with 25-26mm or 27-28mm EXTERNAL dimensions fit one of the two spanners. 25mm threaded nuts with 33-24mm EXTERNAL dimensions fit one spanner. OTHER LOCKING NUT SIZES WILL NOT FIT THESE SPANNERS!
What are Armoured cable glands?
Armoured cable glands is a special type terminating cable glands, they are designed for wire braid cables applied in a hazardous area with ATEX Certificates.
What gland does Southwest use?
TRITON Submersible Gland With LSF seals throughout, the TRITON gland is suitable with all cable types (SWA, STA and Wire Braid).
What does CW and BW stand for?
Acronym. Definition. BW/CW. Biological Warfare/Chemical Warfare.
Are CW glands waterproof?
Prysmian Bicon KA419-65 (CW90) CW brass cable glands with 90mm entry thread enable cable termination of galvanised steel single wire armoured plastic or rubber sheathed cables in indoor or outdoor applications – the CW90 cable glands are weatherproof and waterproof (IP66), suitable for 79-90.0mm cable diameters.
How do you measure your glands?
Cable gland size is equal to the size of the cable bundle diameter. For example, if your cable bundle diameter is 50mm means then you should select the 50MM cable gland only.
Are SWA glands waterproof?
CMP armoured gland packs are a popular choice with contrctors and well known for their quality. Glands manufactured to BS6121.
How do I identify my glands?
The hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pineal gland are in your brain. The thyroid and parathyroid glands are in your neck. The thymus is between your lungs, the adrenals are on top of your kidneys, and the pancreas is behind your stomach.
How many glands are in the neck?
There approximately 600 lymph nodes in the body, and 200 of this are located in the neck.
Can I use plastic glands on Armoured cable?
Plastic glands can be used – however, it is advisable at least to ensure that the braiding is secured to earth on at least one end of the cable run if using a TN earthing system.
Can I use plastic glands on armoured cable?
Do you have to gland SWA cable?
Glands should always be fitted at both ends to correctly terminate the cable into the enclosure, if the armour isnt being used as the cpc then an earth banjo at the supplly end will do. Whatever made you think that one end need not be glanded.
Can you terminate SWA in a plastic box?
You can terminate into a plastic enclosure as long as you use a ‘banjo’ tag and connect that tag to the earth terminal. It is also recomended that you use 2 lock nuts(either side of the plastic) to avoid ‘creepage’ of the plastic! Hope this helps.