[PSUBS-MAILIST] strain relief fittings

[Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi Ian

I spoke with them but the guy I spoke with was not able to tell me what the
IP rating was. Do you have any idea what yours were rated for as far as PSI
goes?

Rick


On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 12:23 PM irox via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>
> Hi Rick,
>
> I ordered mine from automation24:
> https://www.automation24.com/brass-cable-glands
> https://www.automation24.com/stainless-steel-cable-glands
>
> Since the brass-nickel plated ones are so cheap(compared to SS), I just
> bought a couple of each (smaller) size
> so I could figure out what would work best.  Each cable gland can cover a
> range of cable sizes, so you're
> likely to be able to use the same size for all cables.  E.g. the M10x1
> cable gland does cables 1.5-6mm, the M12x1.5
> does 2-8mm, the M16x1.5 does 4mm to 11mm.
>
> For the final installation I'm planning on using SS glands, although I may
> use some brass-nickel-plated ones
> and replacement them with SS in the future (when the rust starts to show).
>
> Ian.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles
> Sent: Dec 16, 2020 1:23 PM
> To: psubs chat room
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] strain relief fittings
>
> As mentioned before, I goofed up and welded 7 ss female threaded thru hull
> fittings in for the Sealcon strain relief fittings before checking that
> they weren't rated for more than 10 bar which has an IP rating of 68.
> Since I have a bunch of these already, I plan on using them on the inside
> as a backup and going with the Blue Globe as recommended by some on this
> forum because they will take the 300 psi that my sub will see.
> Since Blue Globe is metric, I will need to machine some short ss stubs
> with the proper metric threads and weld them onto the outsides of my NPT
> thru hulls so I can take the proper rated fittings.
>  I have 4 cables that will have to pass through, 2 @ 4.11 mm, 1 @ 4.87 mm
> and three @ 5 mm. Can someone recommend who to call to get these sizes in a
> Blue Globe here in the U.S?
> Thanks
>
> Rick
>
>
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