Re: Power & signal & control

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

I think he must be joking. If he's not ......

Chris


>From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Power & signal & control
>Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:29:23 +1100
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> > For example, separate bare mains wires, with crocodile clips, and
/ or
> > insulation-piercing connections ?
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>Your not serious ???
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>Frank
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>----- 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
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> > 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.
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> > 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 ?
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> > Or ... ?
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> > And what size cables should I use ?
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> > I'm not a fan of ring-mains, star-runs seem better ...
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> > Chris
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