27/04/2024
Cables that run in the ground or even in water must be fully insulated. During installation, it is important to use junction boxes that are waterproof, so that the functionality is ensured. In this article, we will show you how to achieve IP68 quickly and easily even with commercially available junction boxes.

Junction boxes are available in a wide variety of designs, for example with rubber seals or sealing membranes. These seals are usually not permanent, because they become brittle and fragile over time due to environmental influences. The use of castin resin would be an alternative - but if you want to reroute or renew the connection at some point, you will have to cut the cables outside the junction box. A flexible option is pure silicone, but even this solution won't last: silicone keeps dust and water away from the connection and is easy to remove, but it has to dry for several hours and strongly attacks metals. In addition, it does not last.

The solution is simple - and fluid

The solution to the above-mentioned disadvantages is the use of a two-component gel such as Religel Plus. The gel permanently seals and protects electrical installations from water, fumes, dust and vibrations. Good to know: Religel Plus impresses with its particularly fast curing in just twelve minutes. This allows you to seal even several connections at once within a very short time. This saves a lot of time, especially in complex installations with many cable branches. Used in a suitable conventional junction box, Religel Plus meets the IP68 protection rating. This means: the box is dust-tight and offers protection against permanent immersion in water.

Processing takes place in three simple steps:

  1. Lay the cables to be connected in a junction box or other suitable housing. Ensure clean connections of the cables already during this step.
  2. Then fill the junction box with Religel Plus and wait until the gel has hardened.
  3. Close the junction box. The connection is now ready for use.

By the way, you do not have to worry about anything when using it. The compatible material is not harmful to health, completely odorless and non-toxic. It can also be easily disposed of in household waste.

Religel Clear in a junction box
Religel Clear in a junction box

You need it lightfast ? All clear!

Do you have an application where it is important that no colors are distorted? Then use Religel Clear. It has very similar properties to Religel Plus, offering lightfastness through its clear transparency.

The processing is comparable to Religel Plus, the curing time here is 20 minutes.

Both gels protect not only electrical installations. The surrounding area is also protected from the flow of electricity. The material is dielectric strength over 24 kV and thus provides durable contact protection.

Also easily insulate installed junction boxes

You want to insulate a junction box that is already installed? Then you usually need a solution that does not drip and spill: RELICON Pressgel.

RELICON Pressgel is a 1-component silicone gel in a cartridge. The silicone gel is ideally suited for all applications that need to be sealed and insulated. No mixing necessary - ready for immediate use. Due to the extreme tackiness of the gel, it does not drip and is therefore also suitable for overhead installations. This not only protects the user from spills, but also keeps his work environment clean.

Pressing gel in a junction box
Pressing gel in a junction box

RELICON gels: Where customers still use them, too!

The gels are predestined as fillers for junction boxes or seals in outdoor areas. Thanks to their versatile properties, electricians also use them for other purposes - including fountains and garden ponds, which are increasingly being highlighted with light.

A customer in Dubai, for example, also used the gel to permanently protect the sensitive electronics installed for lighting the palm LEDs. Here, RELICON gel was first used to protect underground luster terminals from the elements. The customer also used it successfully as corrosion protection for circuit boards outdoors. Thanks to the flexibility of the material, it can be removed without leaving any residue and the luster terminals or the circuit boards can be reached again at any time if required.

The flexibility of RELICON gels also protects cable connections or components from vibrations. Microelectronics, electronics in motor vehicles, in production halls or on circuit boards are frequently exposed to movements. Even small vibrations can damage cable connections in the long run. The gel-like consistency of RELICON has a vibration-damping effect and prevents damage.

Religel Clear on a board
Religel Clear on a board

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