Can anyone offer advise on assembling "cut to length" rope lights? The one I
have just received from TLC has a plug in electrical connector with no
advice on how far in this thing should go. I can only get it in for the
length of the thin part of the prongs. It the has a thicker barbed section
should this be forced in as well?

Mike

On Thursday, 29 October 2015 11:58:34 UTC, Muddymike wrote:
Can anyone offer advise on assembling "cut to length" rope lights? The one I
have just received from TLC has a plug in electrical connector with no
advice on how far in this thing should go. I can only get it in for the
length of the thin part of the prongs. It the has a thicker barbed section
should this be forced in as well?

I don't think so.

Once the power connector prongs go into the rope the connector butts up to the rope, then the connector+rope slides into the shell and is glued with stuff

At least that's what it looks like

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/...613SLASHCK.JPG

The instructions are a wonder of cut-and-paste chinese into HTML

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technic...Duralight1.htm

Owain

On Thursday, 29 October 2015 11:58:34 UTC, Muddymike wrote:
Can anyone offer advise on assembling "cut to length" rope lights? The
one I
have just received from TLC has a plug in electrical connector with no
advice on how far in this thing should go. I can only get it in for the
length of the thin part of the prongs. It the has a thicker barbed
section
should this be forced in as well?

I don't think so.

Once the power connector prongs go into the rope the connector butts up to
the rope, then the connector+rope slides into the shell and is glued with
stuff

At least that's what it looks like

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/...613SLASHCK.JPG

The instructions are a wonder of cut-and-paste chinese into HTML

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technic...Duralight1.htm

Owain


Thanks Owain

I did ask TLC if they have instructions and received this reply;

"Good Afternoon Mike
Many thanks for your email.
We do not have any instructions to provide i am sorry to say.
The Connectors need to pushed in as far as you can just so they make the
connection. I do not believe you will be able to push the pins in so they
are completely flush as it will be too tough."

So I didn't bother searching their website!

Mike

On Friday, 30 October 2015 09:33:01 UTC, Muddymike wrote:
I did ask TLC if they have instructions and received this reply;
"Good Afternoon Mike
Many thanks for your email.
We do not have any instructions to provide i am sorry to say.

If the product wasn't supplied with useful instructions it's not of satisfactory quality. There was a case, I think it was involving pesticide, where although the product itself was OK it wasn't supplied with clear instructions and the court held that the instructions were part of the product.

Owain

On 30/10/2015 11:36, wrote:
On Friday, 30 October 2015 09:33:01 UTC, Muddymike wrote:
I did ask TLC if they have instructions and received this reply;
"Good Afternoon Mike
Many thanks for your email.
We do not have any instructions to provide i am sorry to say.

If the product wasn't supplied with useful instructions it's not of satisfactory quality.

Very much like fittings sold to used on a gas supply. No instructions
but a warning that if you don't know how to use them your are not
competent to do the job. Result = item will be fitted incorrectly.

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