Best to use a gland plate?
Best to use a gland plate?
(OP)
Hi,
I am currently designing an instrument panel, if the customer doesn't ask for a gland plate is it always best to give them one for cable/conduit entry?
Thanks
I am currently designing an instrument panel, if the customer doesn't ask for a gland plate is it always best to give them one for cable/conduit entry?
Thanks





RE: Best to use a gland plate?
1> The cabinet is too thick to be easily punched by a standard KO punch set.
2> High currents and the possibility of single conductor cables where eddy currents and sheath voltages may be an issue. Generally above 200 Amps.
That said, some manufacturers use cabinets with removable gland plates as a matter of course for instrument cabinets.
Your call.
Bill
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RE: Best to use a gland plate?
RE: Best to use a gland plate?
- The thickness can be higher if this is needed.
- A glandplate can be drilled at site more easily. If it is also for hazardous area, you can loose the certification if you drilled directly a box. I should not be a problem when you drilled just the glandplate (you should check it with the manufaturer)
However, it is not mandatory, you can have directly the holes in the box
Regards,
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RE: Best to use a gland plate?
Z
RE: Best to use a gland plate?
"Swarf" is my new Word of the Day, thanks Scotty!
I never ever heard that before, nobody I know has ever heard it either. Yet, it appears to be a perfectly legitimate word and in fact is even valid on Scrabble!
I got the chance to use it in sentences 3 times today when discussing drilling out holes in the top of MCCs where the sheet metal screws were over torqued and stripped out the metal. They wanted to drill them out and use a larger screw, I said "No, the swarf will get into the MCC control components." Everyone in the room looked at me as if I had said that kittens would get into the furnace or something. By the end of the meeting, I had managed to drop "swarf" two more times before a co-worker commented that it must be my WOTD!
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RE: Best to use a gland plate?
That word would be instantly recognised in any machine shop over here. What do you call swarf on the far side of the water?
RE: Best to use a gland plate?
I used it in the kitchen to describe the detritus that was left over from peeling and chopping carrots yesterday, the wife didn't even flinch. I guess she is used to hearing bizarre words coming from me, so it no longer fazes her.
"Will work for (the memory of) salami"
RE: Best to use a gland plate?
Regarding the OP, I typically have a plan for how/where cables will enter and route inside an enclosure so I prefer to provide a gland plate or other cable entry provisions to ensure the equipment is installed as intended. Otherwise, I have no idea where an installer might start punching holes.
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RE: Best to use a gland plate?
SceneryDriver
RE: Best to use a gland plate?