Scepter® JBoxTM Hinged Cover Junction Box

Scepter® JBoxTM Hinged Cover Junction Box

The RIGHT box for the RIGHT environment

The new Hinged Cover opens more than 200° for complete and easy access to control devices and instruments and is designed to work with your existing PVC conduit runs. The Scepter® Hinged Cover JBoxTM is NEMA 3R and 4X rated, ideally suited for indoor and outdoor industrial, MRO and OEM applications and in wash-down environments. It is 100% non-metallic and includes all the features that users have come to appreciate in the Scepter® JBoxTM.

 

Dairy Farms need IPEX too - Jbox Case Study

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Dairy Farms need IPEX too

The Pelletier dairy operation near La Pocatière, Québec needed a wiring and panel upgrade that would be sturdy enough to manage the demands of an 80-cow dairy herd. This is where the IPEX Scepter® JBoxTM and new Hinged Cover Scepter® JBoxTM junction boxes came in.

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Junction boxes shall be acceptable for indoor and outdoor use and manufactured of PVC in a gray color analogous to Rigid PVC conduit and fittings. The junction box and its fasteners, hinges or components shall be entirely non-metallic. Boxes shall be NEMA rated and certified to bi-national standard UL50/50E – CSA No.94.1/94.2 by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (i.e. UL or CSA).

The cover/box seal shall be dual-molded so as to be a permanent part of the cover and the cover secured to the box using non-metallic quarter-turn “close by hand, tool assist to open” fasteners. To aid in the alignment and proper positioning of conduit connections the box/enclosure shall have embossed gridlines on the sidewalls. The mounting feet shall be a permanent molded feature of the box and not extend beyond the periphery of the box/enclosure. On boxes/enclosures of nominal size 8”X8” and larger, back-panel / DIN rail mounting and pad-lock provisions shall be incorporated into the product.

Acceptable manufacturer: IPEX (Scepter® JBoxTM Series)

Sizes

  • 8″ to 16″

Hinged Cover

  • Removable hinged cover to easily mount devices
  • Cover opens more than 180º for complete access to installed boxes

Hand-close Fasteners

  • Close by hand – tool assist to open
  • 100% non-metallic – corrosion resistant material
  • No loose hardware for easy installation

Integrated Gasket

  • Injection molded and extruded gaskets permanently fixed to the cover – no installation required
  • Sizes 8″ to 12″ feature a proprietary gasket material
  • Sizes 14″ to 16″ feature a neoprene gasket material

Molded Mounting Feet

  • Molded-in – no loose parts to assemble
  • Located on corners out of the way of conduit connections
  • Flush with the back of the box for close surface mounting
  • Integrated design of mounting feet offers improved strength

Smooth Flat Cover

  • No ribs – offers a flat, smooth surface for mounting of devices or labels

Built-in Gridlines

  • Easy reference for drilling knockouts
  • Makes conduit alignment a snap

Applications

  • Corrosive environments
  • Waste-water treatment facilities
  • Marine & car washes
  • Agricultural
  • Wash down areas

Standards

  • NEMA 1, 2, 3R, 4, 4X, 12, 13
  • CSA C22.2 No. 40
  • CSA C22.2 No. 85
  • UL 50 / CSA C22.2 No. 94.1
  • UL 50E / CSA C22.2 No. 94.2

Performance Ratings

  • Max. Temp. Range:  122ºF (50ºC)
  • Rec. Operating Temp: . -40ºF to 122ºF (-40ºC to 50ºC)
  • UV and Water Exposure:  UL 746C
  • Flame & Smoke:  UL 94V-O
  • Industrial Control Panels:  UL 508A approved

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