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WSDLTD
how do you joint cables
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WSDLTD
ok anybody else?
Did you say you where going for NICEIC enrolement?
Maybe ask their technical team how to joint a cable?
Seriously.......
Im not too sure what your asking?
Maybe ask their technical team how to joint a cable?
Seriously.......
Im not too sure what your asking?
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WSDLTD
already in the niceic,
the type of jointing i need has to be descrete didnt want jb's all over wall and also dont like crimping can come loose and never get a good connection i dont think, didnt know if there was any better ways
the type of jointing i need has to be descrete didnt want jb's all over wall and also dont like crimping can come loose and never get a good connection i dont think, didnt know if there was any better ways
Crimping is a method encouraged for inaccessible joints as they DONT work loose
If it has to remain on show, fit an enclosure with terminals inside. For a few cables, you could use a standard 25mm pattress (or a metal box chased in / dry lining box) - then fit a blank plate. For any more, use a gewiss type adaptable box.
WSDLTD said:
You your self, or the company you work for?
I would heartily recommend 'heat-shrink butt crimps' as the answer. Brilliant, and I got the suggestion from this fab forum. The heat-shrink seals and reinforces the connection: it will not pull apart, though I'd recommend avoiding them in situations where the joint is under strain. Much better than anything else I've seen and they look neat. I got them from Rapidonline.com.
soldering is the best way to join cables but takes practice and knowlage to do right especially with solid cables (flex is easy, just twist together and then solder, solid cable really requires you to wire bind cables together).
crimps are less likely to work loose than screws but can still do it with sufficiant vibration and unlike screws there is no way to retighten them.
the heatshrink end crimps are presumablly less likely to take an undesirable poke from a fish wire or similar in a conduit/trunking system due to thier more rounded ends but otherwise i'd consider them extreme overkill for normal work.
crimps are less likely to work loose than screws but can still do it with sufficiant vibration and unlike screws there is no way to retighten them.
the heatshrink end crimps are presumablly less likely to take an undesirable poke from a fish wire or similar in a conduit/trunking system due to thier more rounded ends but otherwise i'd consider them extreme overkill for normal work.
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Lectrician said:
I would sincerely hope that it is his employer that is NIC with a question like that...
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