B-Line Eaton series JIC panel enclosure, 16" height, 6" length, 14" width, 4X, Hinged cover, 4XACHC enclosure, Wall mount, Small single door, Externa

The Eaton B-Line 16146-4XACHC is rated NEMA 4X, which covers outdoor use and hose-down or washdown environments where corrosion resistance matters. The aluminum body plus a seamless poured in-place gasket and stainless steel door clamps is what earns that rating, so it suits food processing, car wash bays, and exterior wall mounting. It is UL 50 listed.

16 inches high, 14 inches wide, and 6 inches deep, which is the usable footprint for laying out a small control or terminal panel. Body is 14 gauge aluminum and the whole enclosure weighs 7.5 lb, light enough for one person to hang on a wall.

It stands off. The 16146-4XACHC uses external mounting feet for wall mounting, so the fasteners land outside the sealed box and you never breach the NEMA 4X envelope to hang it. The feet also leave an air gap behind the enclosure, which helps on damp or uneven masonry.

The 4XACHC is supplied with panel mount provisions, meaning the studs or holes to accept a back panel are in the box, but the panel itself is a separate item. If you are landing DIN rail, relays, or a small drive inside, order the matching subpanel for a 16 x 14 enclosure along with it.

Go hinged if anyone will open the box again. The 16146-4XACHC has a hinged cover on a continuous piano hinge with stainless steel door clamps, so the door swings clear and latches without loose screws to drop into a live panel. A screw-cover box is the cheaper choice only where the enclosure is a junction or pull box that gets opened once at install.

Aluminum sits between the two. At 14 gauge it gives a rigid NEMA 4X box that weighs only 7.5 lb for a 16 x 14 x 6 size, and it will not rust where painted steel eventually will once the coating is nicked. Stainless is the move only where you need higher mechanical strength or a specific sanitary spec; for outdoor electrical work and general corrosive duty, aluminum does the job at a fraction of the weight.

No. JIC-style enclosures like the 4XACHC ship with solid walls so you drill only where your conduit actually lands, which is what keeps the NEMA 4X rating intact. Use watertight hubs or 4X-rated cord grips at every penetration, and put them in the bottom or sides rather than the top.

Unpainted aluminum with a #4 brushed finish, which reads as a grey satin surface. Nothing to chip or chalk outdoors, and no coating to scratch off during install, though it will not colour-match a painted grey steel enclosure line if you are standardizing a wall of boxes on appearance.

Order it as Eaton B-Line 16146-4XACHC. The digits carry the size, 16 inch height by 14 inch width by 6 inch depth, followed by the 4XACHC series designation. Country of origin is the US.