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- DesMoines, Washington
Does someone make a fitting that can mate a D-sub connector to a MC cable?
Does someone make a fitting that can mate a D-sub connector to a MC cable?
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ramsy
NoFixNoPay Electric
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- LA basin, CA
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- Service Electrician 2020 NEC
No, since not listed for line voltage
hbiss
EC, New York NEC: 2017
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- Little Falls, New York NEC: 2017
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- EC
I seriously doubt it. Is that a D-SUB power connector?? Probably too small and the MC too large, but can you open the shell and have it clamp on the MC armor?
-Hal
-Hal
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- DesMoines, Washington
thks, you guys have been great1
winnie
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- Springfield, MA, USA
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- Electric motor research
There are d-sub connectors rated for 10's of amps and 300V:
There are some very general purpose backshells that might work, but would not be listed:
The concept is certainly _possible_; 'modular wiring systems' look like they have connectors with backshells that are similar to what you want:
Positronic will make custom backshells for you. Just write your specification on the back of a large enough check.
There are some very general purpose backshells that might work, but would not be listed:
The concept is certainly _possible_; 'modular wiring systems' look like they have connectors with backshells that are similar to what you want:
Positronic will make custom backshells for you. Just write your specification on the back of a large enough check.
Joethemechanic
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- Hazleton Pa
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- Electro-Mechanical Technician. Industrial machinery
What is that for? I swear I've seen that on packaging machinery. Sig or maybe Bosch?
winnie
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- Springfield, MA, USA
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- Electric motor research
I poked at this a bit more. You might be able to assemble something from off the shelf components.
You can get npt threaded 'cable glands' designed for MC cable (they are usually for MC with a plastic over covering ('TECK' cable) but...
You can get 'connector backshells' that thread on to the cable clamp. But my quick search only found things for metric threads.
You can get adapters that go from NPT thread to 'spin coupling', and 'spin coupling' is used on some backshells.
I'd suggest giving Glenair a call to see if they have something as a standard catalog item. It will likely be something crazy like a space rated part that costs more than a small car. But it might be worth the call just for the laugh.
-Jonathan
You can get npt threaded 'cable glands' designed for MC cable (they are usually for MC with a plastic over covering ('TECK' cable) but...
You can get 'connector backshells' that thread on to the cable clamp. But my quick search only found things for metric threads.
You can get adapters that go from NPT thread to 'spin coupling', and 'spin coupling' is used on some backshells.
I'd suggest giving Glenair a call to see if they have something as a standard catalog item. It will likely be something crazy like a space rated part that costs more than a small car. But it might be worth the call just for the laugh.
-Jonathan