Thomas & Betts 269-I 3/4, 45 DEG, INS, STEEL, SQZ CONN.

The 269-I is a 3/4 inch squeeze connector, so it terminates 3/4 inch flexible metal conduit (and the AC/MC cable it is listed for) into a 3/4 inch knockout. It is a 45 degree angle fitting with an insulated throat.

Not as a direct swap. The Arlington SNAP2IT line we carry is a straight, snap-in style connector, and the pieces in that range are the 380ST for 3/8 inch MC/AC and the 407AST, which takes 3/8 inch cable into a 3/4 inch knockout. The 269-I is a 45 degree squeeze connector sized for 3/4 inch flex. If your knockout is 3/4 inch but the cable is 3/8 inch MC and the entry can be straight, the 407AST works; if you need the angled entry or you are landing 3/4 inch flexible conduit, stay with the 269-I.

The Thomas & Betts 269-I is a 3/4 inch, 45 degree, insulated steel squeeze connector for flexible conduit and MC/AC cable, with a malleable iron body in a metallic finish. The Arlington 380ST is a SNAP2IT snap-in MC/AC cable connector sized for 3/8 inch cable. So the 269-I is a squeeze-type fitting that puts the cable into the box at a 45 degree angle, while the 380ST is a straight snap-in design in a smaller cable size. Choose the 269-I when the cable has to turn as it enters the enclosure and you want a screw-clamped steel fitting; choose the 380ST when the run comes in straight on 3/8 inch cable.

A 45 degree fitting like the 269-I is for pulling conduit into a box or panel where a straight entry would force too tight a bend in the flex and a 90 would crowd the wall or ceiling. It is the usual pick for angled drops into motor and equipment boxes, lighting whips, and panel feeds in tight ceiling spaces. If the conduit runs square to the box face, a straight squeeze connector is simpler; if it has to turn hard at the enclosure, go 90.

The 269-I is an insulated connector, so the throat is already lined to protect conductor insulation as wires pass into the box. That is the point of the INS designation and it means no separate anti-short bushing at the connector throat. Note that AC cable still requires the red anti-short bushing at the cable's cut end per standard practice.

Body material is malleable iron with a metallic finish, which is the heavier-duty option against die-cast zinc or sheet-steel squeeze connectors. Malleable iron tolerates being wrenched down hard on the squeeze clamp without cracking, which is why it shows up on industrial and MRO panel work rather than light residential jobs.

The Thomas & Betts 269-I is ordered as a single model, part number 269-I, and is a 3/4 inch 45 degree insulated malleable iron squeeze connector. The Arlington SNAP2IT connectors are packaged for volume work - the 380ST comes in a pack of 100 for 3/8 inch MC/AC cable, and the 407AST comes in a pack of 100 for 3/8 inch cable into a 3/4 inch knockout. For a facility running mostly 3/8 inch MC into standard knockouts, the SNAP2IT packs cover the repetitive work; the 269-I covers the 3/4 inch angled entries that a straight snap-in fitting cannot make.

Order Thomas & Betts 269-I. That single catalog number covers the 3/4 inch, 45 degree, insulated, squeeze-type connector, and there are no finish or size options to specify with it.