
Combined Environmental and EMI/RFI Protection
Choose from seven termination styles and three cable sealing designs
A choice of 360° shield/screen terminations are offered in straight and angled backshells, including designs to accommodate combinations of individual or overall shields or screens. All designs included in this section provide low dc resistance across the termination area. Cable sealing options include full-immersion to 6 ft., water-tight to 3 ft. and splash-proof. To select, please review the following type descriptions and assembly instructions, or call our factory for assistance.
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Assembly Instructions 39-A • Type A Shield Termination

A backshell designed for heavy-duty applications involving shielded and jacketed cable. Overall shield temination is Glenair's Type A double conical ring -- 0 to .062 (1.6mm) shield wall thickness. The cable sealing grommet affords water immersion capability.
A medium or general duty backshell design using the Type A overall shield termination and Glenair's Style C strain relief with integral cable sealing grommet.
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390-001EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type A Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-013EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type A Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Welded |
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390-002EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type A Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-003EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type A Overall Shield Termination Medium Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-014EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type A Overall Shield Termination Medium Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Welded |
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390-004EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type A Overall Shield Termination Medium Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
Assembly Instructions 39-B • Type B Shield Termination

A general duty backshell, Glenair's Type B shield termination accomodates either an overall shield or individual shields. Shield wall thickness .031 (0.8 mm) to .188 (4.8 mm). This backshell also uses a resilient grommet for cable sealing in water immersion applications.
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390-005EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type B Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-015EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type B Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Welded |
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390-006EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type B Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
Assembly Instructions 39-C • Type C Shield Termination

A medium duty backshell design which utilizes Glenair's Type C overall shield termination -- 0 to 0.062 (1.6 mm) shield wall thickness -- in conjunction with a cable sealing, resilient grommet to achieve water immersion capabilities.
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390-007EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type C Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-008EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type C Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-009EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type C Overall Shield Termination Medium Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-010EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type C Overall Shield Termination Medium Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-011EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type C Overall Shield Termination Light Duty |
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390-012EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type C Overall Shield Termination Light Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-059EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type C Overall Shield Termination Light Duty, Self-Locking, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Welded |
Assembly Instructions 39-E • Type E Shield Termination

This is a light duty termination for either overall or individual shield termination or both. Two or three ground rings are utilized, the two ring style can be used for grounding either individual or overall shields. For grounding both individual and overall shields.
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390-056EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type E Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty |
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390-057EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type E Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty |
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390-058EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type E Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty |
Assembly Instructions 39-F • Type F Shield Termination

A medium duty termination that also provides for grounding individual, overall, or both shields together. The forward ground ring has an angled surface on both sides, providing an area to fold back and fold forward the individual or overall braids, it will also facilitate both braids together.
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390-053EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type F Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty |
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390-054EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type F Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty |
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390-055EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type F Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Self-Locking |
Assembly Instructions 39-G • Type G Shield Termination

Type G provides a heavy duty method for grounding individual over-all braid. This is a dual ring method, that allows full access to the termination area. Also supplied with an independent cable sealing grommet to achieve water immersion capabilities.
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390-036EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type G Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-035EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type G Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-037EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type G Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-038EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Direct Coupling, Type G Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium Duty, Straight Solid, 45° and 90° Die Cast |
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390-061EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type G Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, 45° and 90° Split Shell |
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390-062EMI/RFI Cable Sealing Backshells, Rotatable Coupling, Type G Individual and/or Overall Shield Termination Medium to Heavy Duty, Self-Locking, 45° and 90° Split Shell |