Xmtrs attached to conduit used as a support only

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Isaiah

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Construction mounted 5 Rosemount pressure transmitters off a 6 foot piece of horizontal 2” rigid galvanized steel conduit that is attached to a platform and handrail…The conduit is about 1 foot above the handrail and 8” back - is it ok to mount them directly to a piece of conduit if NO circuitry is routed within the conduit?


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Not a problem. Since it is not being used as a raceway there is no prohibition to mounting equipment to it.
 
winnie said:
I flattened the ends of the conduit, bent to the appropriateangle, drilled a hole, and just ran a bolt through all the conduits at an intersection.

Would have made fishing wires a pain :)
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I was trying to picture wye-shaped conduit bodies. :unsure:
 
I'd actually thought about something like pentagonal or hexagonal plates with the Arlington 'AnyBody' hubs mounded on the side

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But in the end, squishing the tubes made more sense
 
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