SWA HELP- Problem terminating CW20 gland with 6mm SWA

[Paul Willoughby]

Morning

Its been a while since I last terminated SWA and have come up against a problem.

I have prepared the cable, and got to the point of installing the gland, my problem is I cant get the cone body part and clamping collars to screw together, thread wont bite.

The parts are fine when the not attached on cable, this is obviously something simple I have forgot. Could the length of steel being clamped be too short.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Paul

 

[Heisenberg]

What is the length of the shielding wire that you have bared?

 

[Paul Willoughby]

25mm

cheers

 

[timbobelfast]

Make sure it's not a 20S gland

 

[Paul Willoughby]

its definitely a 20 not a 20s, that's the first thing I checked.

But thanks

 

[Guest111]

the armouring isn,t going too far up inside the gland is it? try pulling it back about 5mm,had this myself once or twice.

 

[timbobelfast]

Also, check that you have the clamping ring round the right way. Take the gland apart and look.

 

[Jonny66]

Lots of rubbish glands out there, loads of internal ones dont have the clamping ring......ditch the gland you have and get an external one as they tend to have the clamping ring/olive and are much easier to fit

 

[timbobelfast]

I thought he had an external gland?! CW??

 

[Paul Willoughby]

i have an external already (CW), but thanks for suggestions

 

[Jonny66]

Sorry missed that :blush5:, then it must just be down to ........:lipsrsealed2:

 

[Paul Willoughby]

Also, check that you have the clamping ring round the right way. Take the gland apart and look.

Thanks for this, I assumed after watching on Learning Lounge that all clamping rings were universal, I checked it and there is definitely a way round to put it.

Fits like a dream now, what do they say about assumption being the mother of all f*** ups.

Cheers

 

[Heisenberg]

the armouring isn,t going too far up inside the gland is it? try pulling it back about 5mm,had this myself once or twice.

I'm with Phil on this, I think you're pushing the bared armouring up too far into the gland and it's stopping the cone engaging with the thread on the body.

EDIT:
Ok, not that then... Doh. Glad you got it sorted though. It's times like that when you can think yourself going mad.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Also, check that you have the clamping ring round the right way. Take the gland apart and look.

Good call!

Been there, done that! :banghead:

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Bash it with a hammer.