95mm cable entry into switch fuse

[Monchichak]

Hi people,

Setup:
Connect TPN supply from meter to 315A fuse switch (mounted on same surface <3m away) feeding busbar chamber.

Will use 95mm tails.

What gland would you recommend using to enter the cables into fuse switch?

I was thinking to route cables via cable tray but wonder if there is a standard method more suitable?

Thanks

 

[westward10]

Trunking.

 

[Monchichak]

Thanks, trunking would contain the cables better & then I could enter the cables into fused switch via cutout with grommet strip to protect the edges. Win win

 

[Spoon]

Unitrunk do a Flared Flange if you need a bit of cable bend room.

 

[Monchichak]

Great advice thanks, I was considering an expensive extension box but a flared flange would be ideal.

Appreciate the advice

 

[pc1966]

Unitrunk do quote a good range, but the official price list is scarily expensive. Your local electrical wholesale place ought to get you a very good discount on the list.

 

[Monchichak]

OK thx ?

 

[ipf]

I'd be using flexible for tails...
and looking to complete with horizontal trunking mounting F/S above.

.....if you've not already done it.

 

[Monchichak]

Thanks for advice, I've already purchased materials so I'll have to struggle through on this one.
Using flexible, would you terminate the ends into ferrules?

 

[pc1966]

Normally I would go for tri-rated wire because it is so much easier to wrangle, and mostly I have worked on systems more akin to "control panels" than power distribution where '6491X' is the norm.

But I don't have the tools or ferrules for anything over 25mm so would be looking at having to add something like an extra £150 or so to the cost to get them. Some places sell them individually instead of packs of 100 or so, such as these folks (who also sell the tri-rated cable and have been helpful to me in the past):

Red Pre-Insulated Bootlace Ferrule 95mm2 | CET95-RED

Buy Red Pre-Insulated Bootlace Ferrule 95mm2 | CET95-RED | Order By 1pm For Same Day Shipping |

www.cse-distributors.co.uk

Example of crimp tool:

SWA RPB50-95 Ratchet Tool 50-95mm

<p>Specialised Wiring Accessories (SWA) is one of the UK's market leaders when it comes to manufacturing essential cable terminations, fixings, tools and fastenings. With over 25 years' experience, SWA is a name that is associated with quality and reliability within the electrical industry. </p>...

www.tradesparky.com

Of course it might also be the case that your fused-switch has bolt terminals (such as Schneider SQB3153K which would be my choice having used the smaller ones of the same series) and in that case you would need crimp lugs for 95mm cable & matching tool irrespective of it being fine-stranded "tri-rated" or the usual coarse-stranded 6491X.