Flexicon Product and Solutions Guide

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TECHNICAL DATA
Cutting and Assembly Guidance
Visit our website for instructional videos offering useful
hints on how to speed up your conduit installation
when using our products –
FPA Fitting
Our range of non-metallic conduit fittings, Flexilok®,
FPA and FPAX are all push fit fittings which are quick
to assemble once you have cut the conduit to length.
FPA
For Flexilok® and FPA fittings simply push the conduit
into the end of the fitting with a slight twist until it will
go no further. Pull back slightly to ensure the locking
teeth mechanism has engaged with the corrugations.
The FPAX fitting features a conduit seal to provide the
ultimate IP rating up to IP69K. This simply fits onto
the end of the conduit before the fitting is connected
to the conduit. To aid assembly moisten this seal. An
FPA fitting cannot be uprated to IP69K with the
addition of a seal. Pull back slightly to ensure the
locking teeth mechanism has engaged with the
corrugations.
FPAX
To remove the FPA or FPAX fittings simply insert a small screwdriver into the screwdriver slot and move the screwdriver handle towards the “off” position. Remove the
screwdriver then manually twist the cap further towards the off position - the fitting can then be released from the conduit. Once removed, the fitting can be reused by
simply twisting the cap so that the screwdriver slot lines up with the ON position.
Non-Metallic Fittings
Non-metallic conduits and FLP up to 34mm can be
easily cut with Flexicon Conduit Cutters, part no.
CC01. Use CC02 for sizes up to 67mm. Drop the
blade into a corrugation and squeeze and twist until
conduit is cut 50% through. Cut the remaining 50%
without twisting to achieve a square cut.
Non-Metallic
Metallic conduits should be cut with a fine tooth (32
TPI) hacksaw or bandsaw. Ensure you make a
straight vertical cut. Our clamping vice, part no. BSB
makes the use of a hacksaw much easier.
Metallic
Cutting of overbraided conduit is made much easier
by tightly wrapping self adhesive tape around the
conduit and sawing through the middle of the tape.
The tape should be removed if EMC screening is
required. Ensure you make a straight vertical cut.
Overbraided
Flexicon offer a bench mounted bandsaw designed to cut metallic conduit easily – see Page 89. Conduit length is measured under light tension. When cutting an exact
number of lengths from a reel (e.g. 5 x 5m from 25m) please take into account the length tolerance of the reel and each cut length.
Cutting Conduit