Emerson Appleton Cable Gland Accessory Tool
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Appleton™ Cable Gland Accessories Tools

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Appleton™ Cable Gland accessories and tools are an assortment of locknuts, earth tags, washers, thread seals and clamps that can be used with Appleton's cable glands.
Features
  • Locknuts are recommended for use in securing brass cable glands to a gland plate or into equipment.

  • Earth tags (pear) are installed between the cable gland and equipment. Provide an earth bond connection as specified in BS 6121: Part 5: 1993.

  • Serrated washers are available in plated steel or stainless steel as standard, these "shake-proof" serrated washers fitted internally to the equipment and before a locknut act as an anti-vibration device to prevent the gland and locknut arrangement from inadvertently loosening in service.

  • Entry thread sealing washers provide entry thread seals. Not all equipment with tapped entry holes may not require a sealing washer to maintain the rated integrity of the installation.

  • It is essential to maintain the integrity of the degree of IP protection for which explosionproof equipment have been rated. The need for a sealing washer will depend on the IP rating, code of protection and the type of entry holes available within that equipment.

  • Ex e apparatus or terminal boxes which are permitted to have untapped through clearance holes it is necessary to fit a sealing washer to ensure that the minimum IP54 requirement is met.

  • Entry thread sealing washers are produced in 2mm thick white nylon as standard which are recommended and meet the specified requirements of Shell's Offshore operations.

  • To verify the effectiveness of the nylon entry sealing washers, independent 3rd party tests to BS EN 60529:1992 have been conducted on certain cable gland types at IP66, IP67 and IP68 levels of protection. Documentation of these high standard tests is available upon request.

  • Lead star camps are for E2FX and E2FW cable glands lead sheath continuity.

    • Specifications

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    Standard Materials

    • Nickel-Plated Brass Locknuts, Earth Tags & Star Clamps. Stainless Steel Serrated Washers. Nylon Entry Thread Sealing Washers.

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