I'm looking to buy (by *delivery*) a 25 - 30m extension cable and reel.
Single socket output is fine but water resistant if possible. Fully
unwound with a minimum 2500w rating/240v/13A. Fully wound ideally around
1000w to cope with partial unwinding for use with chainsaw or hedge
trimmer.

Prefer metal reel but good *strong* 'plastic' would suffice. I don't like
cassette types though.

ebay/amazon etc throw up lots of options but recommendations from those
who use them preferred.

Ta

On 27/03/2020 10:45, Bev wrote:
I'm looking to buy (by *delivery*) a 25 - 30m extension cable and reel.
Single socket output is fine but water resistant if possible. Fully
unwound with a minimum 2500w rating/240v/13A. Fully wound ideally around
1000w to cope with partial unwinding for use with chainsaw or hedge
trimmer.

Prefer metal reel but good *strong* 'plastic' would suffice. I don't like
cassette types though.

ebay/amazon etc throw up lots of options but recommendations from those
who use them preferred.


https://www.screwfix.com/c/electrica...al-_-cablereel

Also Jojo do some readily available 25m and 50m reels with thermal
cutouts at the reel end to protect from over heating if too much current
is drawn when wound.

(I would suggest if going for the open reel type, make sure there is a
cable feed slot or guide, otherwise they have a habit of unwinding and
turning into a rats nest if you are not very careful)



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Cheers,

John.

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Bev wrote:

I'm looking to buy (by *delivery*) a 25 - 30m extension cable and reel.
Single socket output is fine but water resistant if possible. Fully
unwound with a minimum 2500w rating/240v/13A. Fully wound ideally around
1000w to cope with partial unwinding for use with chainsaw or hedge
trimmer.

Prefer metal reel but good *strong* 'plastic' would suffice. I don't like
cassette types though.

ebay/amazon etc throw up lots of options but recommendations from those
who use them preferred.

Ta

The one I bought is Sealey BCR2525 which is 25m of strong rubber covered
2.5mm^2 flex. Metal frame but plastic drum. Quite robust. Not
particularly waterproof but I have used it in the rain with the socket
plane vertical. Meets your current requirements including 1400W wound,
and relatively low voltage drop at 13A because it is 2.5mm^2. I think
I probably bought it from Amazon but other sources exist.


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Roger Hayter

Remember the "orange dalek" extensions that didn't wind the cable around a core but piled it into a chamber?
They were great as long as you didn't let them fall over when the cable inside turned into a knot.

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 05:45:10 -0500, Bev wrote:

I'm looking to buy (by *delivery*) a 25 - 30m extension cable and reel.
Single socket output is fine but water resistant if possible. Fully
unwound with a minimum 2500w rating/240v/13A. Fully wound ideally around
1000w to cope with partial unwinding for use with chainsaw or hedge
trimmer.

Prefer metal reel but good *strong* 'plastic' would suffice. I don't like
cassette types though.

ebay/amazon etc throw up lots of options but recommendations from those
who use them preferred.

Ta

When I was looking for one almost all were 1.25 sq. mm wire rated at 13A. I
bought a 50m drum of 1.5 from Wilkinsons (cheaper than elsewhere) and made a
reel of 27m - 25m would have been close.
The reel is v. crude and hard to use but just about does the job and, being
open in the centre is well ventilated.
I looked for an empty reel but they're rare in a decent format and cost
about the same as a full one!
Machine Mart had a good one, price quite high + delivery, just within
reasonable distance by bus but MM's reputation put me off.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

In article , PeterC
wrote:
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 05:45:10 -0500, Bev wrote:

I'm looking to buy (by *delivery*) a 25 - 30m extension cable and reel.
Single socket output is fine but water resistant if possible. Fully
unwound with a minimum 2500w rating/240v/13A. Fully wound ideally
around 1000w to cope with partial unwinding for use with chainsaw or
hedge trimmer.

Prefer metal reel but good *strong* 'plastic' would suffice. I don't
like cassette types though.

ebay/amazon etc throw up lots of options but recommendations from those
who use them preferred.

Ta

When I was looking for one almost all were 1.25 sq. mm wire rated at 13A.
I bought a 50m drum of 1.5 from Wilkinsons (cheaper than elsewhere) and
made a reel of 27m - 25m would have been close. The reel is v. crude and
hard to use but just about does the job and, being open in the centre is
well ventilated. I looked for an empty reel but they're rare in a decent
format and cost about the same as a full one! Machine Mart had a good
one, price quite high + delivery, just within reasonable distance by bus
but MM's reputation put me off.

I acquired a 50m 2.5mm drum. It came originally from RS. It's quite heavy
when full.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On Friday, 27 March 2020 11:03:47 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 27/03/2020 10:45, Bev wrote:
I'm looking to buy (by *delivery*) a 25 - 30m extension cable and reel.
Single socket output is fine but water resistant if possible. Fully
unwound with a minimum 2500w rating/240v/13A. Fully wound ideally around
1000w to cope with partial unwinding for use with chainsaw or hedge
trimmer.

Prefer metal reel but good *strong* 'plastic' would suffice. I don't like
cassette types though.

ebay/amazon etc throw up lots of options but recommendations from those
who use them preferred.


https://www.screwfix.com/c/electrica...al-_-cablereel

Also Jojo do some readily available 25m and 50m reels with thermal
cutouts at the reel end to protect from over heating if too much current
is drawn when wound.

(I would suggest if going for the open reel type, make sure there is a
cable feed slot or guide, otherwise they have a habit of unwinding and
turning into a rats nest if you are not very careful)

I have had this very reel for about a year. It's been fine.
It does have a paying on device that works well with a little care.

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:03:45 +0000, John Rumm wrote:


(I would suggest if going for the open reel type, make sure there is a
cable feed slot or guide, otherwise they have a habit of unwinding and
turning into a rats nest if you are not very careful)

Thanks John. I have a 50m reel so know just what you mean!

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:43:33 +0000, Roger Hayter wrote:

The one I bought is Sealey BCR2525 which is 25m of strong rubber covered
2.5mm^2 flex. Metal frame but plastic drum. Quite robust. Not
particularly waterproof but I have used it in the rain with the socket
plane vertical. Meets your current requirements including 1400W wound,
and relatively low voltage drop at 13A because it is 2.5mm^2. I think
I probably bought it from Amazon but other sources exist.

Ill have a search and see what I can find. Thanks for the pointer.