"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Bert Coules" wrote in message
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Tim,

Thanks for the reply.

I never cut my cables. used to strip off insulation and then fit to
earth clamp by removing the screw completely to put wire under
before
tightening up again.(if that makes sense!)

It does, except for the bit about never cutting your cables. You must
cut them to length, surely?

Bert


No really Bert, it means just stripping the insulation off at the point on
the
cable you're going to connect to the clamp. Cut around the insulation
about an
inch or so apart, then slit the insulation along the length between the
cuts, so
the insulation can be pulled apart and lifted off. You then bend the
bared
section of cable around the screw and insert the screw back in to the
earth
strap. This way the cable is never cut fully through, and so each point
benefits from having the full unbroken cable to every point on the bonding
loop.



Better explained than me, I was in a rush! Idea being if one connection
comes loose you dont loose the bonding to all parts.