Yes, that should work - there's enough trunking before they fork off into the conduit to trace them back and re-wire them into the new sockets, and then extend the original wires to meet the new sockets - is a single crimp within the trunking going to be safe, do you think?
Joining wiring within trunking - crimp or solder?
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solder and heatshrink can be a decent option but doing it well is likely to be pretty time consuming.
How about heatshrink ended crimps? neat sealed connection and nothing can get caught in the ends (unlike regular plastic covered crimps) e.g. http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-C...ed-Crimp-Conn./Heat-shrink-butt-splices/63945
How about heatshrink ended crimps? neat sealed connection and nothing can get caught in the ends (unlike regular plastic covered crimps) e.g. http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-C...ed-Crimp-Conn./Heat-shrink-butt-splices/63945
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yes they are crimps..
you crimo the metal tube in the middle, then shrink the covers at the ends onto the cable and in doing so melt the hot glue so it adhered to the cable..
you crimo the metal tube in the middle, then shrink the covers at the ends onto the cable and in doing so melt the hot glue so it adhered to the cable..
They're a bit pricey - a lot extra to pay for something you'll never see if you don't actually need the sealant properties of the adhesive....
For my purposes though, is there anything wrong with a soldered and heatshrunk joint? I think this is what we will most likely go for, either that or standard butt crimps with heatshrink over the entire joint.
Of those two is there any reason to lean towards one solution?
Of those two is there any reason to lean towards one solution?
I've used both with equal success. Where space is too tight to get the crimp tool in a soldered joint is often still possible and usually less bulky than a crimp.
Crimping is faster IME (I do my soldered joints by pre-tinning the two conductors, then soldering a binding wire to one conductor and using it to bind the two tightly together and then flow solder over the whole area ensuring it wicks through to the other side).
Go with whichever you are more confident to do.
The thing that would make me reluctant to use normal crimps in a conduit/trunking situation is that they seem to splay outwards at the ends leaving a groove. I could easilly see something like a fish wire getting caught in that groove with potentially nasty consequences.
You're not going to bother even attempting to to pull the wires back are you?
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