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The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 don't apply to a DIYer.holmslaw said:The electricity at work regulations are statutory and state that compliance with iee egs will likely constitute compliance with the ewa.
That's nice.It also mentions compliance with BS - the regs are BS7671.
This is rather fanciful. Non-use of crimps is not enough to escape conviction for causing a fire. It's possible to terminate and join competently and safely without knowing about BS 7671.So when a spark is in court trying to explain to the judge why his "workmanship" did not cause a fatal fire, he will have to prove compliance with the regs, in this case 526-03-03. Soldering and crimping do not comply with this reg - he's guilty.
This is the nub of the problem - your imagination...I would imagine that 526-04-01 iii was written because some equipment can only be connected in the manner descibed.
...and your guesswork.It was not written to become the standard solution for extending cables - and I would guess it will be revised.
This is your opinion, not fact.The regs are revised for various reasons - financial, technical, political (EU), newly found knowledge or discoveries. And they are correct in all circumcstances unless a deviation is made by a qualified person who can provide evidence and proof of his ability to make such a deviation. Such a person is not your average electrician.
holmslaw said:pensdown the reg I mentioned was 526-03-03 not 526-03-02.
A glow-wire test simulates the thermal stresses that may be produced in the material of an enclosure due to fault or overload conditions. A wire, heated to a temperature of up to 960 °C (depending on the intended use of the enclosure), is applied for a prescribed period. When the wire is removed, flaming on the material must not persist for more than a certain period, and drips of the material falling onto a combustible test surface must not cause the surface to catch fire.pensdown, you're clutching at straws.
If you subject heatshrink to a glow wire test it would overshrink and split.
The jury is out on that oneAnd heat shrink is not an enclosure it is an insulator
If you mean that I persist in asking you pertinent questions that you decline to answer, then yes, I do.holmslaw said:That softus goes on a bit, don't he.
I really can't see why your employer/clients hold you in such esteem.Have'nt you lot got any work to do? lazy s***s.
holmslaw said:I think I've proved my point. I'm now being told that screwed terminal joints are not classed as permanent.
The only crimpers I allow must use a die and ratchet system, absolutely no manual adjustment allowed
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