The document describes a line of heat shrink cable entry glands made by Shrink Polymer Systems. The glands are available in six sizes to seal cables from 4mm to 70mm in diameter. They provide a watertight seal and secure fixing to electrical boxes. The flame retardant glands have been approved for use on high voltage cables by several UK electricity companies.

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Heat Shrink Cable Entry Glands
• Six sizes cover cable diameters from 4mm through to 70mm
• Provides a watertight seal and secure fixing to gland plate/box
• Ideal for non armoured (except PICAS) power or fibre optic
cables
• Approved and used by various UK regional electricity
companies for use on 95-300mm² 11kV PICAS cables
• Flame retardant
The HCS series of heat shrinkable cable
entry glands were developed to provide
a cost effective method of providing a
weatherproof seal on a wide variety of
cables.
The glands are manufactured
in accordance with MIL-1-
81765/1 and MIL-1-23053/15
specifications and provide a
flame retarded adhesive lined
body along with a male threaded
part to enable fixture to the gland
plate.
The range comprises six different sizes as detailed below.
Ref No Cable O/D max Cable O/D min
Bulkhead Thickness
Max
Length Rec Drill Hole
HCS 1 12mm 4mm 6mm 95mm 26mm
HCS 2 17mm 7mm 6mm 95mm 26mm
HCS 3 26mm 13mm 6mm 100mm 35mm
HCS 4 38mm 19mm 6mm 130mm 51mm
HCS 4s 53mm 19mm 10mm 170mm 60mm
HCS 5 70mm 36mm 6mm 200mm 88mm