Locknuts are recommended for use in securing brass cable glands to a gland plate or into equipment

Earth tags (pear) are installed between the cable gland and equipment. Provide an earth bond connection as specified in BS 6121: Part 5: 1993

Serrated washers are available in plated steel or stainless steel as standard, these #8221,shake-proof#8221, serrated washers fitted internally to the equipment and before a locknut act as an anti-vibration device to prevent the gland and locknut loosening

Entry thread sealing washers provide entry thread seals. Not all equipment with tapped entry holes may not require a sealing washer to maintain the rated integrity of the installation

It is essential to maintain the integrity of the degree of IP protection for which explosionproof equipment have been rated. The need for a sealing washer will depend on the IP rating, code of protection and the type of entry holes.

Ex e apparatus or terminal boxes which are permitted to have untapped through clearance holes it is necessary to fit a sealing washer to ensure that the minimum IP54 requirement is met

Entry thread sealing washers are produced in 2mm thick white nylon as standard which are recommended and meet the specified requirements of Shell's Offshore operations

To verify the effectiveness of the nylon entry sealing washers, independent 3rd party tests to BS EN 60529:1992 have been conducted on certain cable gland types at IP66, IP67 and IP68 levels of protection.

Lead star camps are for E2FX and E2FW cable glands lead sheath continuity