What are B or NS joints (B29, B24, B19 and B14 etc.)? Is Findenser compatible with USA joints?

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B joints are standard joint sizes in many countries. B joints are also sometimes referred to as ‘NS’ joints instead, so e.g. B29 (B29/32) is the same as NS 29/32, and B24 (B24/29) is the same as NS 24/29.

 

Further detail:

The first number is the outer diameter (OD) in mm at the widest part of the ground glass cone, which is the same as the internal diameter (ID) in mm at the widest part of the ground glass socket (‘x’ in the diagram below).

The second number is the length of the ground glass joint in mm (‘y’ below).

They have a standard taper (1:10 – for every 10 mm down the cone/socket, the diameter gets smaller by 1 mm).

The ‘B’ differentiates them from American ‘A’ joints, which have the same maximum diameter and taper but are longer – e.g. A29 is A29/42, and A24 is A24/40. So they are compatible.


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