653/T Cable Gland (Group 1 Mining)
Application
Mining.
For use with pliable wire armoured cable.
For particular use with :-
a) Cables that are not effectively filled, compact and/or circular, have tape bedding or have hygroscopic fillers.
b) Cables that exhibit ‘cold flow’ characteristics.
c) Enclosures containing an ignition source.
Features
Provides a barrier seal between the individual insulated cores within the cable and prevents entry of the products of an explosion into the cable.
Assembly of the cable gland compresses and distributes the compound evenly to create a barrier seal at the point of entry into the enclosure.
The compound chamber may be separated from the cured compound to ensure that the chamber has been effectively filled. If required, external voids can be repaired.
Provides armour clamping, for pliable wire armour cable.
Provides a cable retention and low smoke and fume, zero halogen seal onto the cables outer sheath.
Materials & Finishes
The 653/T cable gland is manufactured in Brass (standard), Nickel Plated Brass or 316 Stainless Steel.
Brass NPT entries are nickel plated as standard.
Technical Data
Flameproof Exd and Increased Safety Exe 
I M2.
Baseefa Certificate No. Baseefa08ATEX0329X.
IECEx Certificate No. IECEx BAS 08.0115X.
Suitable for use in Mines.
Construction and Test Standards: IEC/EN 60079-0, IEC/EN 60079-1 and IEC/EN 60079-7.
Ingress Protection: IP66, IP67 and IP 68 (30 metres for7 days) to IEC/EN 60529.
Operating Temperature Range: -60°C to +80°C.
653/T Cable Gland (Group 1 Mining)
| CABLE GLAND SELECTION TABLE | ||||||||||||
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| Size Ref. |
Entry Thread Size |
Cable Acceptance Details | ‘G’ Compressed Length |
Hexagon Dimensions |
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| Inner Sheath/ Cores |
‘B’ Outer Sheath |
‘C’ Pliable Wire Armour |
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| Metric | NPT * |
‘D’ Max. Over Cores |
‘E’ Max. Inner Sheath |
Max. No. Of Cores |
Across Flats |
Across Corners |
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| Standard | Option | Min. | Max. | |||||||||
| O | M20 | ½" | - | 8.9 | 10.0 | 6 | 9.5 | 16.0 | 7 x 0.45 | 64.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 |
| A | M20 | ¾" | ½" | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 20.5 | 7 x 0.45 | 65.3 | 30.0 | 32.5 |
| B | M25 | 1" | ¾" | 16.2 | 18.4 | 21 | 16.9 | 26.0 | 7 x 0.45 | 71.6 | 36.0 | 39.5 |
| C | M32 | 1¼" | 1" | 21.9 | 24.7 | 42 | 22.0 | 33.0 | 7 x 0.45 | 75.8 | 46.0 | 50.5 |
| C2 | M40 | 1½" | 1¼" | 26.3 | 29.7 | 60 | 28.0 | 41.0 | 7 x 0.71 | 82.7 | 55.0 | 60.6 |
| D | M50 | 2" | 1½" | 37.1 | 41.7 | 80 | 36.0 | 52.6 | 7 x 0.71 | 92.1 | 65.0 | 70.8 |
| E | M63 | 2½" | 2" | 47.8 | 53.3 | 100 | 46.0 | 65.3 | 7 x 1.25 | 92.9 | 80.0 | 88.0 |
| F | M75 | 3" | 2½" | 59.0 | 66.2/65.3 † | 120 | 57.0 | 78.0 | 7 x 1.25 | 99.0 | 95.0 | 104.0 |
| All dimensions in millimetres (except * where dimensions are in inches). Metric entry threads are 1.5mm pitch as standard. † Smaller value is applicable when selecting reduced NPT entry option. |
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Ordering Information
Cable Gland Type/Size/Thread
e.g. 653/T/C/M32
653/T/C/1¼" NPT
Two part sealing compound and assembly instructions are supplied with the cable gland.
