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Slightly more manly Wago box
Just spotted this:
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WAGOBOXXL.html Probably a bit more usable in a number of situations... Must admit I had not spotted the Wago "buttons" before - I was looking at one of the boxes the other week thinking "what are they expecting these slots to engage with?" (before I shrugged and screwed through its base into a joist!) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Slightly more manly Wago box
John Rumm wrote:
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WAGOBOXXL.html Probably a bit more usable in a number of situations... But beware it doesn't take the older 222 series, it's for the newer slimmer 221 series |
Slightly more manly Wago box
On Thursday, 29 March 2018 15:32:30 UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
Just spotted this: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WAGOBOXXL.html By "manly" I was expecting something in cast iron :-) Owain |
Slightly more manly Wago box
On 29/03/2018 15:32, John Rumm wrote:
Just spotted this: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WAGOBOXXL.html Probably a bit more usable in a number of situations... Must admit I had not spotted the Wago "buttons" before - I was looking at one of the boxes the other week thinking "what are they expecting these slots to engage with?" (before I shrugged and screwed through its base into a joist!) I had a sense of deja vu all over again when I saw the email from TLC about them. I eventually recalled/found where I saw them first. https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=...U/3nl5EmikCQAJ -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
Slightly more manly Wago box
On 29/03/18 15:32, John Rumm wrote:
Just spotted this: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WAGOBOXXL.html Probably a bit more usable in a number of situations... Must admit I had not spotted the Wago "buttons" before - I was looking at one of the boxes the other week thinking "what are they expecting these slots to engage with?" (before I shrugged and screwed through its base into a joist!) That's actually a useful box! |
Slightly more manly Wago box
On 29/03/2018 15:32, John Rumm wrote:
Just spotted this: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WAGOBOXXL.html Probably a bit more usable in a number of situations... Must admit I had not spotted the Wago "buttons" before - I was looking at one of the boxes the other week thinking "what are they expecting these slots to engage with?" (before I shrugged and screwed through its base into a joist!) Interesting to see that they have a new design of lever connector. I have to say that I use far more lever connectors than push fit ones (but I am not doing much with t+e). |
Slightly more manly Wago box
newshound wrote:
Interesting to see that they have a new design of lever connector. I have to say that I use far more lever connectors than push fit ones (but I am not doing much with t+e). I have tended to use the push-fit type for commoning earths in boxes with multiple two- or three-way lever connectors, meaning I have more earth wires than could fit into a five-way lever ... |
Slightly more manly Wago box
On 30/03/2018 16:05, Andy Burns wrote:
newshound wrote: Interesting to see that they have a new design of lever connector. I have to say that I use far more lever connectors than push fit ones (but I am not doing much with t+e). I have tended to use the push-fit type for commoning earths in boxes with multiple two- or three-way lever connectors, meaning I have more earth wires than could fit into a five-way lever ... Somehow I still don't trust these over traditional JBs, crimping or soldering. Are there any concerns about long term reliability - especially oxidation leading to a bit of resistance leading to a bit of heat leading to ... ? |
Slightly more manly Wago box
On Friday, March 30, 2018 at 5:26:31 PM UTC+1, wrote:
On 30/03/2018 16:05, Andy Burns wrote: newshound wrote: Interesting to see that they have a new design of lever connector. I have to say that I use far more lever connectors than push fit ones (but I am not doing much with t+e). I have tended to use the push-fit type for commoning earths in boxes with multiple two- or three-way lever connectors, meaning I have more earth wires than could fit into a five-way lever ... Somehow I still don't trust these over traditional JBs, crimping or soldering. Are there any concerns about long term reliability - especially oxidation leading to a bit of resistance leading to a bit of heat leading to ... ? Know someone who used to do HVAC install, he much preferred cage clamps in lever and DIN format to screw terminals, reckoned he saw a lot less toasted connections , screw terminals prone to loosening with vibration in the conditions. |
Slightly more manly Wago box
John Rumm wrote:
The push in wagos seem to bite into the copper quite well, they also shroud the whole connection which ought to make for less oxidisation. They are gas-tight, claim similar* contact pressure to screw terminals, as they've been around since 1977 someone should have noticed any problems by now. https://www.wago.com/infomaterial/pdf/51184677.pdf [*] which presumable does mean slightly less, otherise they'd claim better rather than similar. |
Slightly more manly Wago box
Huge wrote:
John Rumm wrote: The push in wagos seem to bite into the copper quite well, They're certainly very hard (impossible?) to get off again! Just twist back and forth while pulling. |
Slightly more manly Wago box
On 31/03/2018 14:40, Huge wrote:
On 2018-03-31, John Rumm wrote: On 30/03/2018 17:26, wrote: On 30/03/2018 16:05, Andy Burns wrote: newshound wrote: Interesting to see that they have a new design of lever connector. I have to say that I use far more lever connectors than push fit ones (but I am not doing much with t+e). I have tended to use the push-fit type for commoning earths in boxes with multiple two- or three-way lever connectors, meaning I have more earth wires than could fit into a five-way lever ... Somehow I still don't trust these over traditional JBs, crimping or soldering. Are there any concerns about long term reliability - especially oxidation leading to a bit of resistance leading to a bit of heat leading to ... ? The push in wagos seem to bite into the copper quite well, They're certainly very hard (impossible?) to get off again! A twisting action does it... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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