Taping up cable end

[ebee]

My simple "No" comment was to keep it short and not babble on.
We all know it should be adequately and securely contained.
we all know it should really be terminated properly, soldered/chock bloc/ wago etc.
Yes we all, sometimes, do temporary things and get away with it but as Ericmark points out then sometimes those temporary two second jobs become non-temporary. It does happen.

 

[SUNRAY]

My simple "No" comment was to keep it short and not babble on.
We all know it should be adequately and securely contained.
we all know it should really be terminated properly, soldered/chock bloc/ wago etc.
Yes we all, sometimes, do temporary things and get away with it but as Ericmark points out then sometimes those temporary two second jobs become non-temporary. It does happen.

Back in the 70's I joined the fair...

Well just for 2 weeks when family friends had a big case of the flu or some other life threatening thing, they were the masters of temporary with all their heavy singles and hardly a sign of a connector in sight. A couple of nails through the wires into a block of wood was not uncommon. At knockdown the run of cable would be coiled as was and at the next rig uncoiled and used, time and time again until it didn't work, a frequent reason being the wood split and fell apart.
But of course this was before danger had been invented

 

[ebee]

Back in the 70's I joined the fair...

Well just for 2 weeks when family friends had a big case of the flu or some other life threatening thing, they were the masters of temporary with all their heavy singles and hardly a sign of a connector in sight. A couple of nails through the wires into a block of wood was not uncommon. At knockdown the run of cable would be coiled as was and at the next rig uncoiled and used, time and time again until it didn't work, a frequent reason being the wood split and fell apart.
But of course this was before danger had been inventedView attachment 337471

Brill comment LOL.

There were quite a few things common in years past that would horrify these days because they too were before danger was invented.
Ohh "Before danger was invented" is a phrase I might well use in future

 

[securespark]

What I took to doing later in my career was to connect all cores of a disused cable to earth at the supply end.

 

[bernardgreen]

I love danger

This is the big red switch that Father Christmas uses to turn on the village Christmas Illuminations ( 1200 LED 1 Watt 230 Volt lamps ) during the Village Fayre
It is very dangerous to have those exposed terminals switching 230 volt lights and great ( theatrical ) care is taken to protect Father Christmas

The reality is there is a 9 volt PP3 battery in the red box which controls latching relay in the power box

 

[Risteard]

That's really helpful not just to me but to anyone reading this thread. Thanks so much !

It's the only correct answer though.

 

[ebee]

I love danger

This is the big red switch that Father Christmas uses to turn on the village Christmas Illuminations ( 1200 LED 1 Watt 230 Volt lamps ) during the Village Fayre
It is very dangerous to have those exposed terminals switching 230 volt lights and great ( theatrical ) care is taken to protect Father Christmas

View attachment 337497

The reality is there is a 9 volt PP3 battery in the red box which controls latching relay in the power box

View attachment 337500

Bernard that is brill. I have a sneaky feeling you bathed in comments from certain quarters as it was being used too you little rascal! Top marks