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  1. T

    Strange crimp connector for BT phone power

    I have an adapter which plugs into the mains and on the other end has what looks like an RJ11 crimp connector, but the clip is oriented to the left rather than the middle. I want to shorten the cable as it is far too long and had anticipated simply cutting the appropriate amount of the lead and...
  2. Grampabill

    Puzzling connector block.

    Here I am again with another (probably!) simple problem for those who are in the know. I'm having problems at my holiday home with clients continually switching off the plug which powers the shower in the bathroom and being phoned by people, at all hours, to complain that the shower does not...
  3. D

    2 conductors in the same Wago connector hole

    I've just watched a video on youtube about installing a bathroom extractor fan off of the light switch. In it the guy says how much easier this is when you use Wago connector blocks rather than a ceiling rose (about 7 and a half minutes in). He's using Wago 3-way lever connector 222 blocks...
  4. SJD

    Hager Duplex Cu and KRN190 Neutral connector

    I have a Hager Duplex (stacked 2-row) CU to install. The main switch is on the bottom row. There are cables from the switch feeding the top row. Both cables are fed via a KRN190 "100A neutral connector". The neutral enters the top, and from the bottom is fed to the N busbar. Now I can see this...
  5. M

    Do I need an electrician for cooker connector unit

    Hello We are replacing our electric oven single oven. Circuit has 32amp MCB and seems older cooked was directly connected to CCU straight to back of cooker using thick cable. New cooker arriving tomorrow and think it might have a 13amp plug. Think I need to fit a connector unit to walk behind...
  6. Z

    Black / red cable connector

    Hi. I have a black and red cable ( it’s actually for parking sensors in the car). The cables have been accidentally cut. As they are very short, attaching them back together using masking tape has not proved efficient. I need to buy a connector / terminal block of some type which has the ‘metal’...
  7. H

    Unknown socket type for 12V connector - Camping fridge

    Hello All, i am trying to buy a 12 DC cable for my camping fridge but i cant seem to find one with the style of socket the fridge has. I was hoping someone might recognise it? It is an old fridge so perhaps this socket is out dated? It is for a 12V DC cigarette lighter cable. Many thanks Harry
  8. M

    Earth connector Steampunk lamp

    Hi , not an electrician by trade - but want to make a steampunk lamp for a project just in my spare time . I intend to use an old avo meter for the base and attach a lamp holder to the top . I will gut out the inside to make some room for the cabling. Can I use a plastic lamp holder or as the...
    • michael fenton
    • Thread
    • connector earth lamp
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. D

    Metal Light Switch + Plastic Back Box with no earth terminal

    I've tried to find a solution on here to this exact scenario but had no such luck. Could somebody please advise on where I should place the earth wire on a plastic back box with no earth terminal when adding a new metal face plate? The face plate has an earth terminal on it and was probably...
  10. W

    accesable connections

    Hello there is one three plate pendant in the lounge on the ground floor and I've been asked to install a new chandelier fitting about half a meter away. the client doesnt want to keep the existing light,so i cant simply fish a cable from the ceiling rose.with the joint being accessible whats...
  11. Midwest

    Crimping Solid Conductors

    I know that this has been debated before (quite recently in fact, but it is a boring Sunday afternoon), but as new products may have come available, I was wondering members views. So the scenario is; Sunday afternoon, Mr DIY has finally fallen to pressure to Mrs DIY and agreed to put up shelf...
  12. A

    **Help needed for wiring a power 8 pin plug** :(

    Hi all, I have recently bought a tv bed and when i was putting it together i accidentally kicked the cable which was plugged into the side of the bed pulling out all eight wires from the connector. It is an 8-pin block shaped connector with 4 colored wires (red,black,white and green) on either...
  13. B

    63amp commando plug pilot terminal

    what's the pilot terminal for?
  14. D

    "Spider light" installation.Domestic

    Hi. Just wondered if anyone has any experience installing a spider lamp in a domestic premises? First time I have came across one of these fittings, it has a single rose with nine separate 0.5mm flexes, max 40w lamp. Just wondered what the correct way is to connect all the cables together. I...
    • daveelectrician
    • Thread
    • attach connection connector connectors light wondered
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
  15. L

    push fit connector downlights

    Does anyone know what brands make downlights wit push fit connections? looking for speed when it comes to fitting them 2 x 1.0mm cables. Fire rated down lights not integrated fittings. Cheers :thumbsup:
    • Leesparkykent
    • Thread
    • connections connector connectors downlights fit rated terminals
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. R

    HDMI re-terminating - Broken connector

    hdmi's sunk in wall. Whilst customer put TV on the wall, with hdmi's connected, they moved TV too far out and pulled the crimps out of the connector. Cheap hdmi's!!! anyone know if they can be reterminated??? near camberley, Surrey if anyone can do it?!
  17. P

    Rear Camera Co-ax Connector - Can Anyone Help Me Identify This?

    Hi There - I have a 2002 Mazda Bongo, imported from Japan. I am about to refit the satnav unit and the vehicle has what I believe is a factory fit reversing camera (same body colour housing mounted to the rear number plate). There are two connectors from the reversing camera into the rear of the...
    • PinkPanther
    • Thread
    • anyone camera connector help identify
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
  18. R

    Fused inline mains connector needed

    HI, I am hoping someone on here can help. I am looking for a fused inline mains connector plug... capable of taking a 5 amp fuse / 240 volt feed. I admit this is an odd request but have asked our electrician and he can't think of anything. If i explain what we are doing.... we fit temporary...
  19. H

    Click Flow Connector

    Got some small fluorescent tubes under the kitchen cupboards as worktop lighting, very unreliable, going to change them to LED strips (maybe something like this TLC Link) - the feed is direct to the light location, which loops in and out for all the lights, so 2 cables to each light except the...
  20. K

    Terminating an old garden light circuit

    Hi all, We had some old garden lights, most of which had stopped working years ago. I've removed them all now, but the cable is still embedded in the fabric of the wall and where it emerges from the wall I've left the conductors terminated in a simple connector block. Is there a more...
    • Kingston555
    • Thread
    • cable circuit connector garden light lights old where
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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