LED driver with no cable grip

[Jon c]

Hi all,

I've got some LED drivers for LED strip that I'm planning on putting under kitchen cabinets, both branded Saxby lighting, which I thought is fairly reputable.

The drivers will go on top of the cabinets, fairly standard installation. The problem is the LED drivers don't have any form of cable restraint on the 24v side, the 230v side is fine though. Seems a bit of a bodge to me to just connect my cables to the 24v side with just the screw terminal connection holding them in place, no other cable grip. What's your thoughts on this, just go ahead and connect them up and don't worry as they'll be out of the way on top of the cabinets or is something else needed?
Cheers for any replies

 

[Jon c]

 

[RandomGrinch]

just go ahead and connect them up and don't worry

 

[ericmark]

If cable is clipped then no problem.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

If it bothers you run the cable back along the side of the box and put a cable tie round it.

 

[ebee]

You raise a good point and I would expect it to have one.
However so long as you adequately secure the cable anyway it should not be an actual problem.

 

[Taylortwocities]

You raise a good point and I would expect it to have one.
However so long as you adequately secure the cable anyway it should not be an actual problem.

Agree. All cables should be clipped, cleated and/or supported. That applies on the LV (mains) and ELV (24v) side.

 

[Jon c]

In the end I've just secured the drivers in place and clipped cables well either side, and they're ferruled up, screwed in nice and tight, not going anywhere. The drivers are from a well known national wholesaler, I was disappointed to see they have no cable grips on the ELV side but they appear to conform to all relevant standards. There's a few other brands out there also without proper cable restraint, so it's not a one off just from Saxby.