Does anyone know what this is ??

[Bigramguy]

Didn't want to put it in the subject line,but does anyone know what a Horsecock is ? We are installing a new automotive hoist and it is listed in the instructions for wiring the electrical and securing the input line. Any ideas what this is and what it is used for.



BTW I tried a yahoo search but you don't wanna know what came up

 

[Shovelhead]

I'm just guessing here, but it sounds like they're describing the wire clamp that is used when passing an electrical cable into a metallic electrical junction box.

 

[illflem]

Was the lift made in a foreign country? If so it may have lost something in translation, it was really supposed to be donkeydick.



I agree with shovelhead.

 

[emarsh]

possibly a strain relief or "kellums" cable grip?

 

[Rammin On]

Well now ... . I know what that is ... . you make sandwiches from horsecock ... . and a donkeydick is for applying protien foam to create a barrier while firefighting ...



:--)

 

[RustyJC]

... . and I'll bet that anyone who has ever pulled a compressor piston and rod out of a large gas compressor used in the oil field knows what a "bulldick" is used for!



Rusty

 

[me4osu]

Originally posted by RustyJC

... . and I'll bet that anyone who has ever pulled a compressor piston and rod out of a large gas compressor used in the oil field knows what a "bulldick" is used for!



Rusty

Yep. Covering the piston rod threads to get past the packing rings.



CES term: Entering Sleeve

 

[JFitzgerald]

The item I've heard that term used on is a thick, heavy, flexible piece of electrical conduit that has a braided metal wire covering. It is typically used in an explosion-proof application, but would be a tough, protective way to get wiring to a place where flexibility is needed. If you go to the local electrical supply shop, they should know what you're talking about. Hopefully, you don't get a female at the counter or you both may be embarassed. :-laf

 

[me4osu]

Seriously. On 4160V and 13. 2kV 3 phase motors (in the awl-feeld), the conduit connection on the side of the motor is called a "pecker-head".



Might be a different term in other industries.

 

[RustyJC]

Originally posted by me4osu

CES term: Entering Sleeve

Maybe to the engineers and the parts guys, but not to those of us who started out in Field Service!



(Eric, what did you do, go look in the -44 series assembly drawings/bills of material for a Cooper-Bessemer to come up with Entering Sleeve?)



Rusty

 

[me4osu]

Originally posted by RustyJC





Maybe to the engineers and the parts guys, but not to those of us who started out in Field Service!



(Eric, what did you do, go look in the -44 series assembly drawings/bills of material for a Cooper-Bessemer to come up with Entering Sleeve?)



Rusty

Nope. Learned that term from Grover Butler himself.

 

[RustyJC]

Originally posted by me4osu

Nope. Learned that term from Grover Butler himself.

Oh, well, that explains it, then!



Rusty

 

[Bigramguy]

Well,after many phone calls to a few electrical houses,it turns out emarsh and Fitz are correct. It is a commonly used terms for a strain relief or Kellums (sp?) grip. It is a braided mesh thing that surrounds the wire where it exits the junction box at the top of the motor housing. It allows you to suspend a flexible jacketed wire instead of hard piping it in conduit.



Thanks for the help guys



BTW The gent who finally told me what it was asked afterwards... how big of a horsecock do you really need ? Having a hard time not laughing,I said I don't know... maybe you should ask my wife !!

 

[JFitzgerald]

I still remember the first time I bought one. I found it in a catalog, and of course it wasn't called that in there. Went to the electrical supply house and the counter guy says "oh, you want a horsecock". Bet he got a kick out of my expression...

 

[rkressg]

Originally posted by Bigramguy





BTW The gent who finally told me what it was asked afterwards... how big of a horsecock do you really need ? Having a hard time not laughing,I said I don't know... maybe you should ask my wife !!

I never thought of that before, but I am going to have to use that next time I go to my local GrayBar Supply Warehouse LMAO Oo. Oo. Oo.

 

[Bigramguy]

Got my Horsecock today !

Picked it up this morning,man it is long. Almost 14 inches from base to tip



Only problem is it's only 3/4" wide



To top it all off the guy at the counter said you may need this special lube to "get it on",or was it "get it in". He said it is specially made for "pullin your wire". Don't know how to post a pic,but here is a link.



http://www.repesa.com/manufac/gb/fishing/wireaid.htm



Again,thanks to all who helped,it has been quite humorous

 

[Peter Campbell]

From an old time utility- The oldest (Consolidated edison of new york) There were colorfull unofficial names for things. Conduit duct seal- a toxic (arsenick salts )silly putty to put in around wires going through codiuts into boxes- Monkey $H1t. Crowbars were pinch bars, Motor connection boxes were of course pecker heads, Pipe wrenches are stillsons. and pulling lube- the stringy kind in buckets and drums- Elephant com3. " kid pack those ducts with some elephant C0me" Needed for pulling 750MCM. Works so well when three conductors of PLC were being replaced the new wire got going and kept going! Of couse they were pulling down.

 

[illflem]

That elephant com3 is weird stuff. Power co. guys were pulling in a new feed for me using it and left a string of it hanging out of the 5 gallon container. That little string sucked the entire contents out of the bucket.