RE: Power & signal & control

["Neil Wrightson" <neilw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

In Australia you would be shot by the relevant authorities for attempting
to
use bare mains wiring and alligator clips. Provided of course, that you
hadn't killed yourself first.
But we do have mains fittings now that are crimp based I.e. you basically
feed a cable that has Active, Earth and Neutral internally around the
building and the relevant light fittings are crimped over this cable. Not
dissimilar to IDC crimps (ribbon cable).


Regards,

Neil Wrightson.


-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:frankmc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2005 6:29 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Power & signal & control



> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> But future-proofing demands flexibility !
>
> Is there a better way, I wonder ?
>
> 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 ...
>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>








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