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153/RAC/L Cable Gland

Application

153/RAC/L 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 with a lead inner sheath.

Features

Provides armour clamping using one clamping arrangement for all armour/braid types.
Provides a seal and an electrical bond on the cables lead inner sheath.
Provides a cable retention and low smoke and fume, zero halogen seal onto the cables outer sheath.

Materials & Finishes

The 153/RAC/L 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 EN 50262. BS 6121 Part 1. Type E2W, E2X and E2Z.
IP66, IP67 and IP68 (30 metres for 7 days) ingress protection to IEC 60529, EN 60529 and NEMA 4X.
Operating temperature range -60°C to +80°C as standard.

153/RAC/L cable gland
CABLE GLAND SELECTION TABLE
Size
Ref.
Entry Thread
Size
‘H’
Thread
Length
Cable Acceptance Details ‘G’
Compressed
Length
Hexagon
Dimensions
‘A’ Inner Lead Sheath ‘B’
Outer Sheath
‘C’
Armour/Braid
Metric NPT
*
Standard
Seal+Bond
Alternative
Seal+Bond
Across
Flats
Across
Corners
Standard Option Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Orientation
1
Orientation
2
O M20 ‡ ½" - 15 6.5 10.5 4.0 8.0 9.5 16.0 0.8 / 1.25 0 / 0.8 65.1 24.0 27.7
A M20 ¾" ½" 15 - - 8.5 13.0 12.5 20.5 0.8 / 1.25 0 / 0.8 66.1 30.0 34.6
B M25 1" ¾" 15 12.5 19.0 9.5 15.4 16.9 26.0 1.25 / 1.6 0 / 0.7 71.4 36.0 41.6
C M32 1¼" 1" 15 19.0 25.0 14.5 21.2 22.0 33.0 1.6 / 2.0 0 / 0.7 75.2 46.0 53.1
C2 M40 1½" 1¼" 15 25.0 31.2 22.0 28.0 28.0 41.0 1.6 / 2.0 0 / 0.7 77.1 55.0 63.5
D M50 2" 1½" 15 31.5 42.3/42.8 † 27.5 34.8 36.0 52.6 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 90.3 65.0 75.1
E M63 2½" 2" 15 42.0 53.3/54.5 † 39.0 46.5 46.0 65.3 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 96.7 80.0 92.4
F M75 3" 2½" 15 54.5 66.0/64.3 † 48.5 58.3 57.0 78.0 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 96.0 95.0 109.6
Larger Cable Glands available in 153/L design as shown below. More details on larger Cable Glands.
G M80 3½" - 20 67.0 70.0 - - 75.0 89.5 # # 95.6 106.4 123.0
H M90 3½" - 20 67.0 75.0 - - 75.0 89.5 # # 95.6 115.0 132.8
J M100 4" - 20 75.0 89.5 - - 88.0 104.5 # # 95.6 127.0 146.7
† Smaller value is applicable when selecting reduced NPT entry option.
‡ Size O is available with an M16 thread size. For O size with M16 thread, the maximum cable inner sheath diameter is 10.9mm.
O - F size metric entry threads are 1.5mm pitch as standard. For G size Cable Glands and above, a 2mm pitch is supplied as standard (1.5mm pitch with 15mm length of thread can be supplied) please specifiy when ordering.
All dimensions in millimetres (except * where dimensions are in inches).
# Dedicated armour clamping rings are fitted. Please specify armour type and size.
Deluge protection option available.

153/RAC/L Cable Gland

Alternative Reversible Armour Clamping Ring (RAC)

SELECTION TABLE
Size
Ref.
Steel Wire Armour/Braid/Tape
Orientation 1 Orientation 2
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/Standard Inner Seal + Bond
e.g. 153/RAC/C/M32/L
153/RAC/C/1¼" NPT/L

Cable Gland with Alternative Inner Seal + Bond

e.g. 153/RAC/C/M32/K
153/RAC/C/1¼" NPT/K

Cable Gland With Alternative Clamping Ring

e.g. 153/RAC/C/M32/L/AR
153/RAC/C/1¼" NPT/L/AR