mike ring wrote:

"Pecanfan" wrote in news:1108401451.646741@smtp-
1.griffin.com:


Are crimps really better than junction boxes? What sort of crimps? Am I
missing a trick?

Andy


Can I second that?

mike


My kitchen fitter suggested that I use crimps in place of a socket that
will be hidden by the new units, rather than any sort of junction box.
With a fair amount of scepticism I visited what I hope were a serious
electrical suppliers and asked 'vaguely' about crimps for joining
cables. Quick as a flash they produced red plastic inline cable crimps
of a sort that I am more accustomed to using on my car. They explained
that with the proper crimping tool, i.e. a ratchet-type rather than the
feeble plier-type, you can achieve a satisfactory joint that does not
need to be accessible in the way that screw connections do. Of course
you wrap it in tape to increase the rigidity of the joint.

Richard


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