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Bolted wrote:
I'm after a 240V in-line connector, which can take a (smallish)
physical load as well as a small electrical one. I'm thinking of
something with a threaded connection between the two halves.
Preferably pretty or at least unobtrusive.

The application is for pendant lighting above table in a kitchen/
diner. The table is normally going to be close to wall, but pulled
out into the room for dinner parties etc (it's a room-width thing).
The 3 lamps are suspended from Klik-Fix roses, and there's a row of
these for each table position. The lamps are to be high up out of the
way for normal use, but lower, just above seated head height in more
formal dining mode, so the neatest way of fixing them will be to swap
the drop-flexes over between a long set and a short set. So a quick
connector is needed at the other end. When the shades are in the
lower position, a six footer will be just about able to look down into
the top of the lamp, and anyway the shades are translucent fibreglass/
kevlar, so the connector is going to show.

Smallest locking that comes to mind is the LNE series. These have the same
bodies as XLR mic connectors but are for mains. Think the body needs an
earth, though. Not cheap.

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