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

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

Hi Nick
Have a look here to give you an idea of what they look like...

http://tinyurl.com/9awsz

HTH
Frank



----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [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...
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> 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
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> ----- 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
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>>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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> If anyone is still following this (sorry, long post!!) I'd welcome
>> any pointers to suitable kit.
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>> Thanks,  Nick.
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