Dimensions, Conduit Bodies

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augie47

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Please help clear up some confusion on my part. 314.28 is entitled "Pull and Junction Boxes and Conduit Bodies" In the specific wording, "boxes" are mentioned often, but conduit bodies seldom.
In reviewing Crouse-Hinds "maximum number and size of conductor"
charts, they list a LB69 as accepting (3) 3/0. LB69 is a 2" Form 9LB and the overall length is approximately 10".
In 314, it gives the minimum distance between conduit entries in an angle pull as 6x conduit size which, for a 2" conduit, would be 12".
Does the 6X requirement only apply to boxes and not conduit bodies, despite the heading?
 
If the conduit body is not marked with the maximum number and size of the conductors permitted, the size must comply with that of a j-box. Take a look at 314.28(A)(3).

Chris
 
I corrected my "off the top" guess three minutes before you took and pasted.:rolleyes: I had a simular question a few weeks ago, and I thought I could remember. :grin:
 
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