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Features
- Plated and painted. Packaged in visual plastic hanging box
Additional Notes
- Other Sizes And Quantities Available By Request
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Arra Compliant:
- C
- Buy American Compliant:
- C
- Division:
- Electrical H1
- Drive Type:
- Slotted
- Fastener Head Color:
- Antique Black
- Fastener Head Type:
- Oval
- Fastener Length:
- 2-Jan
- Field Application:
- Electrical, Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Industries
- Language Code:
- EN
- Order Minimum Imperial:
- 1000
- Order Minimum Uom Imperial:
- TH
- Pack Type:
- Clamshell
- Product Group:
- Hangers, Supports & Fasteners
- Product Height:
- 3.6 in
- Product Length:
- 3 in
- Product Weight:
- 2.07 lbs
- Product Width:
- 3 in
- Sub Division:
- Electrical-E H2
- Thread Per Inch:
- 32
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Machine Screws
- Product Type:
- Wallplate Screw
- Type2:
- Wall Plate Screw
- Product Finish:
- Zinc
- Product Details:
- Wall Plate Screw
- Product Color:
- Antique Black
- Product Material:
- Steel
Metallics SP178B – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will a 6-32 wall plate screw thread into a standard switch or receptacle device strap?
Yes. The Metallics SP178B is a 6-32 machine screw, 32 threads per inch, which is the standard thread used on switch, receptacle and blank wall plates in North America. It threads into the tapped holes on the device yoke or into a plaster ring the same way the screws that shipped with the plate do.
2) How many Metallics SP178B wall plate screws come in a pack?
They come 1,000 to a clamshell pack, and 1,000 is also the order minimum. That is a bulk quantity aimed at an electrician's truck stock or a property maintenance shop restocking plate screws for a whole portfolio, not a few screws for one device.
3) Are Metallics SP178B screws Buy American and ARRA compliant for a government or institutional job?
Metallics lists the SP178B as both Buy American compliant and ARRA compliant, which is what a public-agency or federally funded project spec usually asks for on fasteners. Country of origin is listed as multiple.
4) Is 1/2 inch long enough for a wall plate screw, or do I need a longer one?
Half an inch is the normal replacement length for a standard plate sitting flush on a device in a box, and that is what the SP178B is. If you are shimming out a plate, stacking a thick decorative plate, or the device is set deep in the box, you will run out of thread and need a longer 6-32 screw instead.
5) Will these screws sit flush in a wall plate, or will the head stick up?
Oval head, slotted drive. An oval head seats into the countersunk hole of a wall plate and leaves only a slight crown above the surface, which is how factory plate screws look. It is not a flat head that disappears completely, and it is not a pan head that stands proud.
6) Do these screws match black or oil-rubbed bronze cover plates?
The head is finished in antique black, so it blends with black, dark bronze and antique-finish plates rather than standing out the way a bright zinc or ivory screw would. The screw body is zinc plated steel with the head plated and painted.
7) Can I use these screws for anything besides wall plates?
Metallics lists the application as the electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning trades, so the same 6-32 slotted oval head screw gets used wherever a 6-32 tapped hole turns up in that work, not just on device plates. Steel body with zinc plating keeps it serviceable indoors.
8) What is the shipping weight of a 1,000 count pack of these wall plate screws?
Metallics lists the packaged weight at 2.07 lbs for the clamshell, with pack dimensions of 3 x 3 x 3.6 inches. Small enough to keep a full 1,000 count on the truck.
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Does the Metallics SP178B come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The Metallics SP178B is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty.
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