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150/RAC Cable Gland

Application

150/RAC cable glandOutdoor or Indoor use.
For use with single wire armoured ‘W’, wire braided ‘X’ and steel tape armoured ‘Z’ elastomer and plastic insulated cables.

Features

Provides armour clamping using one clamping arrangement for all armour/braid types.

Materials & Finishes

The 150/RAC Cable Gland is manufactured in Brass (standard), Nickel Plated Brass, 316 Stainless Steel or Aluminium.
Brass NPT entries are nickel plated as standard.

Technical Data

Construction and test standards BS 6121 Part 1.
Type BW, BX and BZ.

150/RAC cable gland
CABLE GLAND SELECTION TABLE
Size
Ref.
Entry Thread Size Cable Acceptance Details ‘G’
Compressed
Length
Hexagon
Dimensions
Metric NPT
*
‘A’
Inner Sheath
‘B’
Outer Sheath
‘C’
Armour/Braid
Standard Option Max. Max. Orientation
1
Orientation
2
Across
Flats
Across
Corners
O M20‡ ½" - 11.9 16.0 0.9 / 1.25 0 / 0.7 47.5 24.0 27.7
A M20 ¾" ½" 14.3 20.5 0.9 / 1.25 0 / 0.7 47.5 30.0 34.6
B M25 1" ¾" 20.2 26.0 1.25 / 1.6 0 / 0.7 50.8 36.0 41.6
C M32 1¼" 1" 26.5 33.0 1.6 / 2.0 0 / 0.7 54.9 46.0 53.1
C2 M40 1½" 1¼" 32.5 41.0 1.6 / 2.0 0 / 0.7 64.4 55.0 63.5
D M50 2" 1½" 44.4/42.3 † 52.6 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 68.5 65.0 75.1
E M63 2½" 2" 56.3/54.3 † 65.3 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 70.1 80.0 92.4
F M75 3" 2½" 68.2/65.3 † 78.0 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 72.3 95.0 109.6
† Smaller value is applicable when selecting the option NPT entry thread.
‡ Size O is available with an M16 thread size. For O size with M16 thread, the maximum cable inner sheath diameter is 10.9 mm.
All metric entry threads are 1.5mm pitch medium fit. All dimensions in millimetres (except * ).

150/RAC Cable Gland

Alternative Reversible Armour Clamping Ring (RAC)

SELECTION TABLE
Size
Ref.
Steel Wire Armour/Braid/Tape
Orientation 1 Orientation 2
O/Os 0.8 / 1.0 0.4 / 0.8
A 0.8 / 1.0 0.4 / 0.8
B 0.9 / 1.25 0.5 / 0.9
C 1.2 / 1.6 0.6 / 1.2
C2 1.2 / 1.6 0.6 / 1.2
D 1.45 / 1.8 1.0 / 1.45
E 1.45 / 1.8 1.0 / 1.45
F 1.45 / 1.8 1.0 / 1.45

Cable Gland Ordering Examples

Type/Size/Thread
e.g. 150/RAC/C/M32
150/RAC/C/1¼" NPT

Cable Gland With Alternative Clamping Ring

e.g. 150/RAC/C/M32/AR
150/RAC/C/1¼" NPT/AR