What is a cable gland?
The cable gland is an assembly that connects the cable to the electric source and is also able to secure the cable so that it does not escape. The units of the cable gland are placed in different categories, depending on whether the gland is used for general industrial work or needs to protect the risk against high temperatures or explosions. Cables that fit into the glands are either armored or unarmed and a different type of gland will be required for each variety. The gland itself can be made of metals such as brass or aluminum or plastic; Each material is useful in a different environment. The gland provides the sealing force that ensures that the cable does not slip during operation. Safety is also provided because the gland ensures that electricity cannot be leepered from the cable, causing injury to anyone nearby. Glands often guided by other safety features, such as grounding of wire or insulating cables, and are therefore often used for cable connections.
There are two main categories for cable glands: industrial and dangerous. The industrial cable gland is a general gland that meets the requirements for a general risk, so it is useful in environments without high temperatures or at risk of explosion. If the environment is dangerous, a dangerous gland is used because these glands meet the necessary other requirements. They are extra fortifications, so they are resistant to temperatures and external forces that general glands cannot withstand.
Two types of cables that fit in the cable gland are categorized as armored or unarmed, and it will play for what will be chosen for this work. The armored cable will require a gland that can connect to wires and has the ability to end the energy of the armored section. Unarmed wires do not require ending, but the glands need a high degree of protection and retention to keep the wires safe.
Most cable gland units are made of brass that is considered to be a general material that isResistant to corrosion and conductive. When the brass can begin to corrode at the same time in the presence of aluminum and moisture. Brass is often applied by other metals to make the gland stronger and better against corrosion. Plastic is often used as an alternative to metal glands.