B-Line Eaton series imperial cable tray and ladder, 6" Height, 27.000" Length, 24" Width, Series 2-5 vertical outside bend, Aluminum, 90° Angle, 24" R

A vertical outside bend carries the tray run over an obstruction or up a wall, turning the run 90 degrees on the vertical plane with the tray bending away from the cables (the outside of the curve). The Eaton B-Line 6A-24-90VO24 is the 24 inch width, 6 inch loading depth version with a 24 inch radius. If your run needs to drop down instead, with the tray curving toward the cable side, that is a vertical inside bend, not this fitting.

Plan for the 24 inch radius plus clearance. The fitting measures 27 inches on the length/depth axis, so allow at least that much in each direction off the straight run before the tray is back in line. In a tight ceiling or a congested rack, a shorter radius fitting is the one to specify instead.

Radius is a cable bend-radius decision, not a looks decision. Large power and high-count fiber or data cable needs a generous sweep, and a 24 inch radius fitting gives the cable a gentle vertical transition. Tighter radius fittings save space but crowd the bend. Match the radius to the largest cable you are pulling through the run.

Aluminum, and it weighs 13.2 lb. That is a one-man lift at 24 inches wide, which is part of why aluminum gets specified over steel on overhead runs and in corrosive or wash-down areas. If your run is galvanized steel tray, use a steel fitting instead so the materials and splice hardware match.

The 6A-24-90VO24 is the bend fitting itself. Splice plates and connection hardware for joining it to the adjoining straight sections are ordered separately, along with any hangers or supports needed at the transition. Cable tray standards call for support near fittings, so budget a hanger on each side of the bend.

Order Eaton B-Line 6A-24-90VO24. The number reads out as 6 inch rail height, aluminum, 24 inch width, 90 degree vertical outside bend, 24 inch radius, which is the imperial Series 2-5 ladder fitting.