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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide camlock cables?
Camlock Feeder Cables, Cords & Cable Ramps
Yes.
KDT provides camlock feeder cables in #2, 2/0 and 4/0 sizes, plus 50 A and 30 A twist-lock cords, adapters and cable ramps, run from your generators to distro and loads and protected where crews and vehicles cross.
Typical configuration
- Cable sizes
- #2, 2/0 and 4/0 AWG single-conductor (typical), in 25, 50 and 100 ft lengths
- Typical ampacity
- Roughly 190 A (#2), 300 A (2/0) and 400 A (4/0) in free air
- Connectors
- 16-series camlock (400 A class) male and female ends; tails and bare-end leads
- Colors, 120/208 V
- Black, red, blue (phases); white (neutral); green (ground)
- Colors, 277/480 V
- Brown, orange, yellow (phases); gray (neutral); green (ground)
- Cords
- 50 A CS6364 (6/4 SOOW), 30 A L14-30 and L21-30, 20 A 12/3 GFCI cords
- Ramps
- 2- to 5-channel cable protectors, foot or vehicle rated, drop-over styles
Camlock cable is how big temporary power moves. Each conductor is a separate heavy rubber-jacketed portable cable (Type W or similar) with a quick-connect camlock fitting on each end that pushes in and turns to lock. A three-phase feeder is a set of five: three phases, a neutral and a ground. Cables are sized to the load: #2 for roughly 100–190 A, 2/0 for roughly 200–300 A and 4/0 for runs of about 400 A, with long runs sized up for voltage drop.
Camlocks are color coded so phases never get crossed. On 120/208 V systems: black, red and blue phases, white neutral, green ground. On 277/480 V systems: brown, orange and yellow phases, gray neutral, green ground. With the power off, connections go ground first, then neutral, then phases, and come apart in the reverse order.
Every cable run through a camp crosses something: walkways, dining lines, roads. KDT covers crossings with cable ramps rated for foot or vehicle traffic, keeps cable out of standing water and drive lanes, and inspects jackets and fittings as part of daily power checks. We also stock the smaller cords (50 A CS6364 extensions, 30 A twist-lock cords, 12-gauge GFCI cords) and the adapters, tails and turnarounds that make mismatched gear plug together.
Available as
- #2 camlock feeder sets
- 2/0 camlock feeder sets
- 4/0 feeder sets, and paralleled 4/0 for larger services
- Camlock tails and bare-end leads for lug connections
- Camlock tees, splitters and gender changers
- 50 A CS6364 and 30 A twist-lock extension cords
- Cable ramps and drop-over protectors
What's included
- Cable sizing for load and run length
- Delivery, laying and connection by qualified electricians
- Ramps and flagging at crossings
- Daily inspection of jackets and fittings
- Pickup, coiling and accounting at demob
Where it's used
- Generator to main distro
- Distro to kitchen, shower and laundry trailers
- Building tie-ins at generator docking stations
- Road and walkway crossings in camp
- Long runs to the ICP, helispot or decon line
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide camlock cables?
Yes. We supply #2, 2/0 and 4/0 camlock feeder cable sets, plus twist-lock cords, adapters and cable ramps, and we lay and connect them on your incident.
What size camlock cable do I need?
It depends on the amps and the length of the run. As a rough guide, #2 for loads to about 190 A, 2/0 to about 300 A and 4/0 to about 400 A. Long runs get sized up so voltage drop stays in limits. We size every run from the actual load.
What do the camlock colors mean?
They mark which conductor is which. On 120/208 V: black, red and blue for phases A, B and C, white for neutral, green for ground. On 277/480 V: brown, orange and yellow for phases, gray for neutral, green for ground.
Do you supply cable ramps for road crossings?
Yes. We cover crossings with cable protectors rated for foot or vehicle traffic so cables don't get crushed and people don't trip.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.