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Link Solar Double Cable-Entry Gland

Cable entry was a substantial part of my roof project: I drilled enclosures and brought the grouped wiring into the van. This Link Solar housing is another entry component in my purchased kit.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.
The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.

The item in my kit

I bought Link Solar Double Cable-Entry Gland as part of my camper van equipment.

Cable entry was a substantial part of my roof project: I drilled enclosures and brought the grouped wiring into the van. This Link Solar housing is another entry component in my purchased kit.

Where it fits my build

I brought the roof light wires and camera cables into a PVC conduit layout. That work included drilled enclosures, threaded fittings, cable glands, solder-seal splices and grouped wiring.

During the small-box stage, I drilled for a male PVC fitting and used a fitting inside as a retaining nut. I routed the camera cable through a gland into a tee and brought the light-wire groups toward the van entry.

A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.
A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.

My build notes

The wiring project was a sequence of individual connections and routes. The photographs show the intermediate stages, including open boxes and wrapped wire groups, before the remaining covers and conduit joints were finished.

I built the cable route a section at a time, bringing local connections into the larger conduit system.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

Renogy offers another two-cable housing, while the MAKERELE assortment supplies individual enclosure glands in several sizes; the physical enclosure layout differs between those approaches.

Renogy Double Cable-Entry Housing

Renogy Double Cable-Entry Housing

This entry housing groups two compression glands under a shaped cover. Each gland provides a separate cable entry through the housing.

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MAKERELE NPT Cable Glands

MAKERELE NPT Cable Glands

These cable glands seal and grip compatible cables at enclosure entries. They can provide strain relief where van wiring enters project boxes.

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Questions from my build

What connected the roof equipment to the van entry?

A PVC conduit layout with boxes, fittings and cable glands.

What did I do at the small junction box?

I drilled the box for a threaded PVC fitting and arranged the light-wire connections inside that part of the route.

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