???? A bit like those extensions leads "designed for audio equipment"...only £200 pls!Sound quality will be terrible, that's not O² free, gold plated, rolled on the thighs of faeries cable that he Hi-Fi shop told me I needed.
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???? A bit like those extensions leads "designed for audio equipment"...only £200 pls!Sound quality will be terrible, that's not O² free, gold plated, rolled on the thighs of faeries cable that he Hi-Fi shop told me I needed.
they do exactly the same with fire alarms. brown/blue FP200 for 24V D.C.Don’t like that they used the same coloured core flex as mains voltage cables.
Test it for voltage before connecting your big expensive speakers!
They look to me like 2 extension lead cables (with the earth cut back possibly?) which once went into a couple of fused plugs. But I'm only guessing here so finding the other end end first might help.Right...so I've got a cable route which has some coax, ethernet and these two random white cables with brown and blue wires terminated in a chocbox.
For life of me can't figure out why they were routed there or what they do. Anyone have a guess where they may be routed near a TV location? Hopefully can use that information to figure out where they end up as haven't found the other side yet!
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think he's established (at my suggestion) that they are wired to 2 remote speaker locations.They look to me like 2 extension lead cables (with the earth cut back possibly?) which once went into a couple of fused plugs. But I'm only guessing here so finding the other end end first might help.
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You're right. From what I can tell it's a bit of a gift and a curse setup. Although old school single&earth and single core neutral setup, the plus side is with feed at the switch it's going to be much easier to run additional lightCarefully have a look at the live (Brown) hanging down from the ceiling it looks as though it has been nicked when the outer sheath was removed with a knife.
Thank you! Will enclose them in a MF box and affix to the joist. As for the earth rod, other than tracing back to CU is there a way I could test if it actually forms part of the current circuit as I'm uncovering a lot of redundant wiring.It's good practice to remove redundant cables and switchgear, sadly not everyone follows good practice.
The jointed alarm cables are indeed a right mess and should be enclosed in a box of some kind. As to the reason they've been joined here - either some berk chopped through them accidentally, or the alarm panel has been moved to a different location.
The metal pin is an early earth rod, usually installed when the earthing arrangement is TT.
Again, poorly installed, with no proper means of connecting the cable, and no protection from the elements. There should be an inspection pit sunk in the ground.
From the look of the earth rod, and the wire connected to it, it looks likely to be not in use. A picture of the main earthing terminal (either in or near to the consumer unit) may reveal whether the rod is in use or not.Thank you! Will enclose them in a MF box and affix to the joist. As for the earth rod, other than tracing back to CU is there a way I could test if it actually forms part of the current circuit as I'm uncovering a lot of redundant wiring.
Suspect you'll need a different angle but here is one I have on file if of useFrom the look of the earth rod, and the wire connected to it, it looks likely to be not in use. A picture of the main earthing terminal (either in or near to the consumer unit) may reveal whether the rod is in use or not.
Funnily enough...where it enters the property is where the BT line comes in. If that is the case, is it redundant or still required?That could be an old telephone earth.
A few supplementary pictures showing cables entering the property (terminating into BT box), external view of cables (3 going into property, including the 1x earth, 1x cable from telephone point, 1x unknown) and a view of the telephone point which has an overhead wire taking it to a BT pole on the street.No. The old style lightning arresters needed an earth. Modern ones don't.
What does the BT line come into?
A few supplementary pictures showing cables entering the property (terminating into BT box), external view of cables (3 going into property, including the 1x earth, 1x cable from telephone point, 1x unknown) and a view of the telephone point which has an overhead wire taking it to a BT pole on the street.
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