Re: Krone blocks, alarm cable, cat5, etc etc

["ianh1000" <ianh1000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Lee

I have the same challenge with my setup. These look a neat solution but I
doubt they would be reliable with stranded cable, I guess you could tin the
strands with a little solder.

Regards
Ian

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Paul Gale <groups2@...> wrote:
>
> I would also be interested in this - I have a similar arrangement of
3A term blocks (lots!)
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of leewild80
> > Sent: 05 October 2009 12:39
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Krone blocks, alarm cable, cat5, etc etc
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have a Comfort system, with inputs from a number of PIRs - all
of
> > which share 12v and 0v connections.
> > Comfort itself only provides single 12v/0v connections, so
currently I
> > have a not-very-ideal setup where the various PIR wires are
twisted
> > together & shared across several ways in a 3-amp connector
block, and
> > in the other side of the connector block I have daisy chained
some
> > wires across to common them together.
> >
> > It works but it's really not ideal, not only because it's messy
as
> > hell, but screw connectors on stranded wires are not very
reliable.
> >
> > Have been wondering about a better solution for a while, like
connector
> > strips with leaf contacts and insulated combs for commoning
together.
> >
> > But then I happened across another thread on here where people
mention
> > using Krone blocks.
> >
> > A bit of searching suggests a couple of Krone 237D blocks might
be an
> > ideal and neat solution - they have a flying lead that I could
connect
> > to Comfort's 12v and 0v, and all the terminals within the block
are
> > commoned together. They even come in red and black :)
> >
> > A few questions if I may:
> > 1) Does this seem a sensible idea ?
> > 2) I presume I can use the standard Krone-type punchdown tool
that I
> > bought for wiring cat5 faceplates ?
> > 3) Do the blocks work reliably with stranded 6-core alarm cable ?
> > 4) Do the blocks work reliably with the solid cores of cat5e
cable ?
> > 5) And (dumb question) - "normal" (237A) Krone
connectors - are
> > terminals on both sides of these linked across so they act just
like a
> > connector block ?
> >
> > Thanks for any help !
> >
> > Lee
> >
> >
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