a few questions!!

[ZETEC153]

sorry people getting confused here!!!!!

so i will need 6 crimps, one for each conductor??

cheers

 

[ColJack]

see last reply

 

[ZETEC153]

sorry didnt see that last post of yours.

i dont do domestic stuff at work, just crimps for temporarily joining cables, just wanted to check and make sure they were ok to use in domestic wiring a a permenant connection.

i know its basic stuff but want to get it right.

 

[securespark]

You need to reinstate every conductor as it ws before, but longer, so extend each and every single conductor using one thru' crimp for each individual conductor: old at one end and new at the other.

Then you'll have exactly what you had before, ie two lives, two neutrals & two cpc's except now they'll be long enough to reach the new positions.

Alternatively, as I suggested earlier, can you buy sockets with the terminals in similar positions? This will be less faffing than crimping and will save space too.

 

[sparkyspike]

If you're at CEF, have a look at the self-binding insulated tape they have. It's red I think. I haven't tried them yet, but have a look anyway.

 

[ZETEC153]

thats what i want. i cant change the sockets now cos the missus likes the polished chrome ones we have got now and it wil be more of a headache to convince her to change them for ones easier to wire than it ever would be to extend the cables!!!!

sparkyspike - i will do mate.

cheers