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It's got nothing to do with the effectiveness of the glands so scillicone will not help, as engineer 54 has said, it is a condensation issue,
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However, i recon the wee beasties would get into a 3mm hole no problem.
Probably just not big enough to get electrocuted either. Although 2 of them together maybe could go across L&E - I'd call that a result and all the more reason to drill drain holes!As long as they're not earwigs, horrible things!
Glands for flat cables - where from?
I'm very surprised about it being common practice to drill drain holes in boxes and enclosures, I'm guessing this is a symptom of poor quality boxes being widely distributed and used nowadays. I can believe that insects aren't as much a problem in the UK but one thing I don't understand is why even bother paying the extra for an IP 65 or 66 box then effectively convert it into an IP4x one by drilling it? Why waste the money? You may as well just use an IP44 in the first place and just arrange the wiring inside so it doesn't get wet.
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