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GMM writes:
Whilst having a good ole struggle yesterday connecting a cable up to
an FCU, I got to wondering (as you do) why they have to be so damned
awkward: On this one, the connections are on the back, screws on top
and the flex outlet on the bottom. Although the real problem was not
having quite enough cable in the ring main side, fixing the flex
around the connector block was a right pain. It's not helped by the
fact that they're always inside or round the back of something
unshiftable, so you have to stand on your head in the dark to do it.

I'm sure these things end up fiddly to keep costs down but does anyone
know (for future reference) of an easy to use version? I'm thinking
flex terminals under a plate on the front or some such design.

The MK ones, like just about all the stuff they design themselves,
are designed to be very easy to use. Even supplied with the screws
undone, ready to pop the conductors in. All screws accessed from
the top (unlike an Ashley one I think, I was fiddling in last week,
which needed access from all sides).

There's also the type with the flex terminals in a front detachable
module to make connections very easy. More commonly called a plug
and socket.

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Andrew Gabriel
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