Middle Atlantic 827TAL-BK 2-Gang Die-Cast Faceplate

Overview

The 827TAL-BK is a 2-gang die-cast aluminum faceplate finished in black, built to close out a Wiremold-style raceway opening with a rigid, commercial-grade cover rather than a stamped-steel or plastic stand-in. If you're finishing a rack room, AV closet, or wall-box run where the raceway itself is metal and the faceplate needs to match that durability, 827TAL-BK is the part that keeps the whole run looking and performing consistent. This is a low-glamour, high-frequency part — the kind of SKU an integrator orders by the case, not the unit — and its job is simple: cover a 2-gang opening cleanly, hold its shape under real-world handling, and disappear into the finished install.

Key Features

• Die-cast aluminum body: unlike stamped or molded plastic faceplates, a die-cast construction resists warping and cracking when techs are pulling cable through the opening or leaning on the wall plate during rack work — it holds true over years of service in commercial spaces.
• 2-gang configuration: sized for a standard 2-gang raceway or wall-box opening, so it drops into existing Wiremold-pattern infrastructure without requiring a different box or adapter plate.
• Black finish: matches darker rack rooms, AV closets, and modern low-voltage wall plates where a bright ivory or white plate would stand out against black equipment and black raceway.
• TAA compliant: relevant for integrators bidding federal, state, or education contracts that require Trade Agreements Act compliance documentation on the parts list — 827TAL-BK clears that bar without a workaround substitution.

Integration & Compatibility

827TAL-BK is built to the Wiremold 2-gang faceplate footprint, so it's a direct fit anywhere that raceway pattern is already in use — a straightforward swap-in when you're standardizing a building's faceplate finish to black or replacing a damaged plate without touching the underlying raceway or wall box. Because it shares Middle Atlantic's die-cast build quality, it pairs naturally with other components from the Middle Atlantic catalog when you're speccing a full rack-and-raceway finish package. For broader planning around how faceplates, boxes, and raceway fit into a larger low-voltage rollout, the PoE and low-voltage planning guide is a useful reference before finalizing a parts list. If you're speccing this alongside camera or access-control wiring drops, browsing the faceplates and mounting boxes category will surface matching gang counts and finishes for the rest of the run. Teams standardizing an equipment room often order 827TAL-BK alongside PoE network switches and network video recorders being terminated behind the same wall — keeping the visible finish black and consistent end to end. 827TAL-BK (often searched as 827TAL BK) is the part number to reference when checking stock or requesting a quote on this specific finish and gang count.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the 827TAL-BK TAA compliant?

A: Yes, the 827TAL-BK is TAA compliant, which matters for government and education bids requiring Trade Agreements Act documentation on submitted parts.

Q: What gang size is the 827TAL-BK?

A: It's a 2-gang faceplate, sized for a standard 2-gang Wiremold-pattern raceway or wall-box opening.

Q: What material is the 827TAL-BK made from?

A: Die-cast aluminum, which holds its shape better than stamped steel or molded plastic faceplates under repeated handling.

Q: What color does the 827TAL-BK come in?

A: Black, intended to match darker rack rooms and AV closets where a light-colored plate would stand out.

James Everett

The 827TAL-BK is one of those parts you don't think about until you're standing in front of a raceway opening with the wrong faceplate in your hand. It's a 2-gang die-cast aluminum plate finished in black — that's the whole spec sheet, and that's exactly the point.

Technical Highlights:

• Die-cast aluminum construction: stands up to repeated cable pulls and wall-plate handling better than the stamped or molded alternatives most jobs default to.
• 2-gang sizing: matches standard Wiremold raceway openings directly, so there's no adapter plate or box swap needed on a retrofit.
• TAA compliance: keeps the part usable on public-sector bids without a last-minute substitution scramble.

Deployment Considerations:

• Order to the exact gang count and raceway pattern already on site — this is a direct-fit part, not a universal adapter, so mismatched raceway families won't align.
• If the rest of the room's plates are ivory or white, decide on a finish standard before ordering black 827TAL-BK units — mixing finishes on the same wall run looks unfinished fast.

Specify 827TAL-BK when you're closing out a black-finish equipment room or AV closet build where the raceway is already Wiremold-pattern and the rest of the visible hardware is dark — it's the plate that lets the wall disappear instead of standing out.