Second guessing your creative ways to solve your problem while adhering to code

[RichB]

Kinda off topic but a creative fix--back in the sawmill days there were times we needed to use an Ericson--however in this 60 year old mill there was a LOT of shaiking and vibraqtion--even Ericsons would come loose--so one day I had a lightening storm of an idea--waterpipe unions--worked fine--as long as you hid them where no one could see!

 

[LarryFine]

Kinda off topic but a creative fix--back in the sawmill days there were times we needed to use an Ericson--however in this 60 year old mill there was a LOT of shaiking and vibraqtion--even Ericsons would come loose--so one day I had a lightening storm of an idea--waterpipe unions--worked fine--as long as you hid them where no one could see!

They do make flexible electrical conduit sections.

 

[ksmith846]

Back in the day, if the hole was not to big, I would pull the top and bottom 'ears' a bit

more apart and then square them up to the box and continue as normal.

Our fix used to be the following:

Take some #14 soilid and wrap it in a coil around a round screw driver shaft. Cut the coil of wire to length and put it over the 6/32" screw and tighten it against the box.

Still not approved for the use, but it would not move or slip.:grin:

 

[Kdog76]

Still not approved for the use, but it would not move or slip.:grin:

And I still use that one occasionally, too :grin: