Cable gland

JSP · 04 November 2009, 16:56

Picked up one of these (see pic) for next to nothing the other day.
Hope on of you good people can tell me how it fits.
I take it the flange on the threaded part goes through the hole and then the cap screws it tight? Do you make hole in the rubber bung for wires to go through.
Am I on the right track?
I know what the little grey thing is.

chewy · 04 November 2009, 17:05

You drill the rubber then the ring compresses it onto the cable.
The ones I've seen have had screws or small bolts holding the flange down on the outside.

JSP · 04 November 2009, 18:09

Ahh I see.
This one doesn't have any screw holes but could easily sort that.

chewy · 04 November 2009, 18:22

Without any dodgy comments vaseline will help the cables go through the rubber.

JSP · 04 November 2009, 18:26

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Originally Posted by chewy

Without any dodgy comments vaseline will help the cables go through the rubber.

Nice one, will get some in.

PeterM · 04 November 2009, 20:56

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Originally Posted by JSP

Nice one, will get some in.

Like you dont have any !

JSP · 04 November 2009, 21:03

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Originally Posted by Blackroady

Like you dont have any !

Why, what ever do you mean sir!!

KY is better anyway

Edit: that's the stuff you get in tubes, not Knot-yet on here

chewy · 04 November 2009, 21:10

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Originally Posted by JSP

Why, what ever do you mean sir!!

KY is better anyway

Edit: that's the stuff you get in tubes, not Knot-yet on here

When I went diving some of the lads would use KY Jelly on their seals, not the fish eating type though.

PeterM · 04 November 2009, 21:12

KY is Water based - better than vaseline for rubber etc

JSP · 04 November 2009, 21:17

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Originally Posted by Blackroady

KY is Water based - better than vaseline for rubber etc

Seriously, is that right?

PeterM · 04 November 2009, 21:26

Yep - for the same reason its recommended to be used for er...... rubbers ( snigger - trying not to head to bilges). It doesn't react/ weaken latex rubber etc.

JSP · 04 November 2009, 21:29

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Originally Posted by Blackroady

Yep - for the same reason its recommended to be used for er...... rubbers ( snigger - trying not to head to bilges). It doesn't react/ weaken latex rubber etc.

Great! I'll actually have a reason to buy the stuff! I'll put a note in the wifes box to get some.

My wife has a little box for us all to leave notes on what we need come shopping day. You dirty gits

chewy · 04 November 2009, 21:32

Lol, can just see you sat on the drive tube of KY in hand!

JSP · 04 November 2009, 21:34

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Originally Posted by chewy

Lol, can just see you sat on the drive tube of JY in hand!

Stood there in my save phace and dry suit

Wont be as funny as her asking for some at the shop. Think I'll tell her they sell it in charity shops

chewy · 04 November 2009, 21:41

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Originally Posted by JSP

Stood there in just my save phace.

Wont be as funny as her asking for some at the shop. Think I'll tell her they sell it in charity shops

We used to use KY on ultrasonic sensors at work. Had to put equipment requests in to the beach so some poor lass out of the office had to go buy it for us.

doggypaddle · 05 November 2009, 09:41

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Originally Posted by JSP

Great! I'll actually have a reason to buy the stuff! I'll put a note in the wifes box to get some.

So thats where youve been going wrong then

you've been using vaseline and its rotted ya rubbers!. You should have taken up my wifes offer of thet little chat se uses at the family planning clinics

mark-f · 05 November 2009, 12:11

still dont make the mistake my mates wife made when she went into boots and asked the assistant for the largest tube of KY they had, when the assistant looked strangly at her she said "its ok I'm going away with a group of 15 divers and we dont want to run out as we will be all stuck on a boat for the week."

jambo · 05 November 2009, 15:10

I can hear the bildge controller acomin so to speak!!

J