Re: Power & signal & control

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> For example, separate bare mains wires, with crocodile clips, and / or
> insulation-piercing connections ?


Your not serious ???

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hunter" <cjhunter@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:07 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Power & signal & control


>
> I had thought we might run a box-conduit around all rooms of our
> self-build, set surface-flush into the walls, to carry power &
signal &
> control cables.
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> Then we could tap into them where-ever required, and easily replace /
> update the cables as necessary, in the future.
>
> But is there a better way, I wonder ?   Signal & power cables have
to be
> kept apart.   Tapping into the cables would be a fiddle - cutting
&
> stripping & making screw-terminal joints, etc, etc.   And conduit
is not
> cheap.
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> But future-proofing demands flexibility !
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> Is there a better way, I wonder ?
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> For example, separate bare mains wires, with crocodile clips, and / or
> insulation-piercing connections ?
>
> Or ... ?
>
> And what size cables should I use ?
>
> I'm not a fan of ring-mains, star-runs seem better ...
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>
> Chris
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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