Attaching the cable gland to the LAN cable

Criteria for success

  • The cable gland is correctly attached and sealed to your LAN cable and Control Box.

To attach the cable gland to the LAN cable

  1. Separate the cable gland and identify the parts you are going to use, as show in Figure 3.2

    Cable gland parts to use:

    • Sealing nut

    • Seal

    • Body (cone and entry thread)

  2. Insert your LAN cable into the sealing nut.

  3. Clip the seal onto your LAN cable to the right of the sealing nut, as shown in Figure 3.3 below.

  4. Insert your LAN cable and the seal into the body and adjust the LAN cable length accordingly.

    • Insert the seal completely into the cone side of the body.

    • Make sure the inserted seal appears flush with the cone.

    • Tighten the sealing nut securely onto the body.

1 Sealing nut 2 Seal
3 Body (cone and entry thread) 4 LAN cable

Figure 80.3:  Cable gland correclty attached to the LAN cable.

 

In the next section you are going to install the cable gland and LAN cable in the Control Box.