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Hey all, just wondering if anyone can tell me what the fitting used here is called. I am looking at the black fitting that the bracket is attached to. It appears to slip and tighten over the clear pipe and have a nut on the bottom that a bracket could be attached to.

I figure it is a common part as I have seen them used in several places.

thanks in advance for help

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...ht_2229wt_1144

It's a probe holder. About 10 bucks, last time I bought one.

I am just looking for the name of the fitting that the probe holder is attached to.

Right. Like the black pieces here?

http://reefbuilders.com/2010/11/30/a...reeze-install/

Its usually a type of cord grip that they use as the probe holder.

ding ding ding! that appears to be it! now to find somewhere to buy them

HD perhaps?

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/pvc-...-2-inch/954713

I got mine from a local aquarium shop. They ordered it in for me.

Yeah.. Its a strain relief.
Any electronics shop will have tons of sizes of them. They are generally used to secure cables.

Apparently they are more commonly known as a wire gland

Strain relief or Cable gland.
Did you find some?

When I worked in Saskatoon the company I worked for used the exact same black plastic "probe holders" as cable glands which is what they are actually used for. The strain relief type have a pigtail extension to prevent the cable from breaking at the seal.

Anyways we ordered them from B&E electronics for around 50cents a piece and they come in a bunch of sizes. So $10 for something worth 50cents and relabeled as a probe holder is quite the rip off.

That's pretty much the only criteria when deciding if something can be called a hobby or not.

there is a 1/2" CPVC fitting that works great as a probe holder, it is 2 pieces with a rubber seal, fits PH probes perfectly.

yup, you can get white ones for about $7 for 10 on ebay. Im going to check the local electrical supply place for black ones still I think