Jules Richardson wrote:

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:18:34 -0700, jgharston wrote:

clangers wrote:
What is the accepted way to extend the incoming main? Henley blocks or
something more substantial?

It must be a single continuous cable, no Henley blocks or similar as
they are points where unmetered electricity can be taken from.

Why can't they solder/weld (I'm not sure that soldering is still the
right term given the size of the cables!) with a sleeve over the top (and
put it in a box if they're worried about mechanical strain relief - but
the point is it would end up as a solid joint)?

Surely that would be no more and no less tamper-proof than the actual
cables either side of the join?

They used to solder massive cores in the street[1] - I believe they usually
crimp them these days.


Can you believe the soldering involved pouring molten solder from a ladle
over the cable and ferrule and catching the runoff in another ladle - all
while the cable, and ladles were live whilst sitting on a rubber mat...

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Tim Watts