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Re: [OT] - ish. Need small box with two bus-bars



Hi Nick

Roberts suggestion is quite good   and i have used that concept
myself....another solution...

Clipsal here in Oz make a neutral bar which is mounted in a plastic housing
like a junction box sothe bar is insulated..two of these could be used...Im
sure something similisr would be available in the UK..

HTH
Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick" <nick@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 3:35 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] - ish. Need small box with two bus-bars


>I have 12 hefty (24 Volt, low voltage) cables running from the
> garage, one to each window location, distributing the power for
> electric curtains and blinds.
>
> At the moment, the cables end up in one of the Comfort cabinets,
> each one terminated on a 5 Amp chocolate block.  The "other
sides"
> of the chocolate blocks are then commoned together.  This has worked
> well up until now.  I have just put in the last two blinds, so have
> had to add another four wires linking the chocolate blocks together.
>
> It looks horrible and I suspect that, over time, some of the
> connections will work loose.
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> I think the solution is another small box with two busbar type
> arrangements (ideally with each wire having a separate connection to
> avoid multiple wires under the same screw). Alternatively, if I
> could find a way to insulate the mounting, the two busbars could
> just replace the chocolate blocks inside the Comfort cabinet.
>
> If anyone is still following this (sorry, long post!!) I'd welcome
> any pointers to suitable kit.
>
> Thanks,  Nick.
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