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Default If consumer unit moved, cables would be too short. solution?



"harry" wrote in message
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Or they can be extended by twisting togeter in a proper manner and
soldering (with a blowlamp and using suitable flux.) They can be re-
insulated with heatshrink sleeving. This is actually far better than
crimps. Takes longer but you won't need the expensive crimping tool.


IIRC the figures show soldering to be less reliable than crimping.
Screw terminals are the least reliable, hence the need for access to screwed
joints but not to crimped or soldered.
I would crimp them.