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Wagos or crimp?

Hi, I'm pretty new to this but a first job (and remember the nice man from NICEIC etc needs to be impressed:)), requires me to extend cables which will be left maintenance free beneath floorboards. - It not being possible to take them back to source. I've read many of the posts on crimps vs...
- 1Justin
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- Dec 29, 2011
- aus crimp wagos
- Replies: 34
- Forum: Australia
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extending socket and lighting cables

Hi all just joined this forum after having a little read about :smiley2: My question is simply we are looking to extend our existing sockets to a more suitable height 450mm off the finished floor, also a few pendants centralised in the bedrooms as a rewire had taken place 5 years ago and all...
- mike15588
- Thread
- Aug 2, 2011
- aus cables connectors crimp extending lighting socket wagos
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Australia
Lighting and wagos

Hey everyone, was just wondering what everyone is using for enclosures on the wagos, I was trying to fit 5 cables in a wago box, it was in a lighting circuit, could not get the buggers in one of those at all, I found it a right pain and went back to standard jb be interesting to know what people...
- keniff
- Thread
- Jul 24, 2011
- lighting wagos
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Industrial Electricians' Talk
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Choc Block in a plastic enclosure on a lighting circuit... Is it compliant?

Fitting new downlighters (2 independent lamps) and was planning on adding them to the end of the lighting circuit in my loft using a suitably rated terminal strip, inside a surface mounted plastic enclosure. Read somewhere that this wasn't compliant, can someone enlighten me? Have I got the...
- DNS1
- Thread
- Jul 22, 2011
- block circuit compliant enclosure lighting lighting circuit plastic products somewhere wagos
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Industrial Electricians' Talk
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CU Change and extending circuit wiring

I am changing my home CU for my NIC inspection. At the moment i have a rewirable fuse CU in a 1960's house so thought its about time its changed. On initial inspection everything seems in order, ok it all need to be brought up to 17th standards and none of the lighting circuits have an earth but...
- d3jpt
- Thread
- May 9, 2011
- adaptable cables change circuit crimps extend extending wagos wiring
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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Push fit or lever wagos ?

Hi just gonna order some wagos for the first time. Which is best to use the push fit or lever type connecters ? I'm mainly gonna use them for loop in/out lighting so only need one cable to light fitting. Cheers
- Stress head
- Thread
- Apr 20, 2011
- fit wagos
- Replies: 38
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
wagos on ebay

just bought some, 100 2wire and 20 6wire £19.45 free post. is that good? i've been using helacons so far, not tried the wagos yet.
- telectrix
- Thread
- Feb 27, 2011
- aus block ebay these wagos
- Replies: 28
- Forum: Australia
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Wagos etc /

How do you find wagos for value for money etc ? I have used connection strip blocks for years and have never worried about the costs etc ! Now these guys pop up on the radar ! I seen some other "one time " use versions as well as the lever type wego . For access etc i can see they are...
- LukeD
- Thread
- Jan 21, 2011
- wagos
- Replies: 34
- Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
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Mains downlighters

Hi, When fitting double insulated downlights wired in parallel what is your preferred way of joining and insulating the earth cables to ensure continuity? Pete
- peterb2428
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- Sep 18, 2010
- aus cables don't downlighters mains wagos
- Replies: 38
- Forum: Australia

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