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Extending Wires
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Mike Harrison
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On 18 Dec 2004 01:01:43 -0800,
wrote:
Hello all
I have just had my kitchen drylined and now the cables entering the
backboxes are too short to be easily wired into the socket/light
switches. I'd like to just extend the cables with a chocolate box
connector (I think thats what they're called!)My question is what type
do I need, I see 30AMP big ones and other smaller ones. whats the
smallest connector I can get away with, is it dependent on the ampage
of the connected device?
Cheers
Richy
Personally I'd use either crimp splices or soldered joints, covered with a couple of layers of
heatshrink. If using crimps it is absolutely essential to use a proper ratchet crimp tool, not the
cheapo plier types.
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