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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks Hank. The vendor literature for the Conax gland fitting implies that you can use it on a multiconductor cable but I am sure it is not the best scenario. I will let you know what results I get.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2017 7:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Penetrator Air Void Question/Concern<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485909286149_6001"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485909286149_6001"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>My first reaction was to say no worries, but, if the outside blue globe leaks even a little, you will have salt water sitting in the void. Either forget the inside blue globe or put a tee on the nipple and run the wires through that then into the inside blue globe. Then orient the tee so the open fitting is vertical, then fill with oil and cap it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485909286149_6001"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Hank<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485909286149_6001"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thought you could not do multiple wires in a compression fitting?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 3:43 PM, Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv4026158695><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Alan, yes I think you understand my application. Thanks for the feedback. I don’t think I will worry much about this. Sometimes things are easier when you are only dealing with K-250 type depths : )</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Steve</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=yiv4026158695yqt23018><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> Personal_Submersibles [<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org">mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan James via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Penetrator Air Void Question/Concern</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3072"><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>if I am reading it right it doesn't seem a problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3074"><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>This must be what Emile & Carsten do. They have a blue globe<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3123"><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>outside & inside, & the cable between would have to travel through<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>a void. The inner cable gland would be a back up for any leaks, & also<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>stop the cable extruding in to the hull.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I am using them, & I have always been wary of the cross sectional make up<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>of the wires; ie. if you have two wires in the cable can the cable sheath crush<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>in an oblong shape & let water through the cable gland!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3025"><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3172"><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3171"><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3170"><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 1, 2017 3:51 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Penetrator Air Void Question/Concern</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv4026158695yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485898690474_3169"><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>All, I am running a multi conductor cable (11-12mm OD) for my 12V stern thruster thru an existing 1/2" pipe nipple in the aft head of my K-250.<br><br>I am using a Blueglobe gland fitting (BG 220 VA, rated @ 1,160 psig) on the outboard pressure side of the nipple and a Conax gland (PG5-500-A-N,rated @ 800 psig) for the gland fitting inboard.<br><br>I was originally only going to have interior Conax gland and let the pipe free flood. Then I decided I wanted to have redundancy and keep the pipe interior dry to help prevent corrosion (it is old school (not SS)). <br><br>My question: Is the air void that will exist between the 2 gland fittings a concern? Think empty pipe with both ends capped. I'm thinking not...<br><br><br>Thanks,<br>Steve<br>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yqt77170><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>