The Angle of the Dangle
Dear Swami, I’m working on a show where some electricians use their slip-joing pliers (AKA, Channellocks) to twist cam-lok connectors on my feeder cable. They all think the plastic insulators have to be 180 degrees offset when the connectors are mated. I’ve combed through the cam website, but the best I can find so far is that there are no tools needed to install. Are there any resources describing the proper mating angle? Signed, Twisted in Toledo Dear Twisted, What we in the entertainment industry generically call camlocks (or cam-loks) are single-pole locking connectors. Cam-Lok is the Cooper Industries brand name, which includes a range of different types. The type we commonly use in entertainment is the J-Series E-Z1016, which can accept 2/0 or 4/0 cable, and it’s rated for up to 600V and 400 amps of continuous duty. If you look at the specs for that connector, it says that it provides up to 600 pounds per square inch of contact pressur...