Thomas & Betts Straight Cord Connector, Aluminum

The straight cord connector grips cable from 0.500 to 0.750 inch outside diameter (12.7 to 19.05 mm). Measure the jacket OD of your cord, not the conductor gauge, since that range is what the gland nut and grip actually clamp on. Anything under 1/2 inch OD will not get proper strain relief from this body.

Both are offered. The 2922AL is the 1/2 inch version and the 2932AL is the 3/4 inch. Threads are NPT on both, so pick the one matching the hub or locknut opening in your enclosure or bulkhead. The cord range is the same either way, so thread size is purely about the enclosure entry, not the cable.

Yes. The Thomas & Betts straight cord connector is suitable for ordinary, wet or dry locations, and the body is aluminium. It is also acceptable in hazardous locations where general purpose equipment is specifically permitted by NEC 501-4(b), but it is not itself an explosionproof fitting.

They line up closely for a 3/4 inch opening. The Bridgeport Fittings RSR-2106 is an aluminum cord grip connector with 3/4 inch NPT thread, and the Thomas & Betts 2932AL is the 3/4 inch thread size of the aluminum straight cord connector line, which also uses NPT thread. Both are aluminum bodies landing a cord into a bulkhead on a 3/4 inch hub. The 2932AL side is rated for ordinary, wet or dry locations and carries strain relief with a gland nut designed to restrict cable bending, and it accepts cable from 0.500 to 0.750 inch. Confirm the Bridgeport cable range against your cord jacket OD before you swap.

Yes, it carries UL E13938 and CSA 52391 file numbers, which is what most facility and institutional inspectors want to see on a cord entry fitting.

Strain relief is built in. The connector is an extended range grip with a gland nut shaped to restrict cable bending at the entry, so no separate mesh grip or clamp is needed for the cord within its 0.500 to 0.750 inch range.

No. The RSR-2106 is a cord grip connector, and so is the Thomas & Betts 2922AL and 2932AL line, which is a cable screw gland that passes a cord or cable into an enclosure through a bulkhead and grips the jacket with strain relief. Neither is a connector for rigid or flexible conduit, even though both use NPT thread into the enclosure hub. If you are terminating conduit rather than a cord, you need a conduit fitting instead.

The outer quantity is 100 pieces, which is the standard carton for this fitting. Worth knowing if you are standardizing cord entries across a plant or multi-family retrofit rather than buying for one job.

Unpainted aluminium, natural metallic colour. Nothing to match or touch up, which is why it is normally specified for industrial and mechanical room work rather than finished occupied spaces.