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I am glad I picked up two for the price of One unit (fully populated dual RCD) before the new stocks arrived and the prices shot back up!
Maybe they're experimenting, in an attempt to discover what price the market will stand?I have just noticed that Wickes only, have cut their plastic consumer boards back down to bargain basement levels once more!
Nothing like as positive as they would have been if they'd made the makers address the root cause of fires - poorly designed terminals, rather than making them build CUs to withstand the fires of their own creation.despite it being poorly thought out and written it is leading to some positive changes in the industry
I'm sure they will progress to techniques including:and with a bit more metal work involved in fitting perhaps the 5 day wonders might have to progress beyond slicing out knockouts with a stanley knife...
I wonder if any manufacturer tried screwless terminals? These are relatively idiot-proof.Nothing like as positive as they would have been if they'd made the makers address the root cause of fires - poorly designed terminals
I wonder if any manufacturer tried screwless terminals? These are relatively idiot-proof.
Interesting question. Mind you, if we are talking about a need-for idiot-proofing again people are not even competent to something as basic as using and tightening screw terminals satisfactory, then maybe we should be doing something about those 'idiots' (like finding a way to stop them getting anywhere near an electrical installation) rather than changing the terminals?I wonder if any manufacturer tried screwless terminals? These are relatively idiot-proof.
Yes, that's all true, and I suppose (IF we are really confident about the very-long-term performance of screwless terminals, given that they could be in service for many decades without being touched) it would be good if we could get all terminals (not just those in CUs) replaced by screwless ones.Screwless terminals also take up the creep so don't loosen with time. Yes, it would be good if everyone knew how to tighten screws properly, how to use a multimeter, why neons have limited use, etc, etc,. However many posts on forums like this prove that that is not the case.
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