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That looks expensive from RS. Does look nice though. Would this work: 2Pc Taper Reamer Set - Deburring Enlarging Aligning holes in Cast & Sheet Metal 5060028093694 | eBay - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F111389733752
Run 2 x 20mm conduits instead
That looks expensive from RS. Does look nice though. Would this work: 2Pc Taper Reamer Set - Deburring Enlarging Aligning holes in Cast & Sheet Metal 5060028093694 | eBay - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F111389733752
Your wholesaler will likely have step drills on the shelf
I’ve found ones on eBay. Three sizes £10 posted. Should be okay.
In the USA parts houses have 1/2 to 2 inch knockouts, and you can even get them for stainless steel. If you get on the internet and look up City electric supply or electrical distributors inc.I’m looking for some metal clad sockets. But I need 25mm knockouts. Does anyone know any surface mounted metal clad sockets that have them? MK do some nice ones but they are only 20mm knockouts.
In the USA parts houses have 1/2 to 2 inch knockouts, and you can even get them for stainless steel. If you get on the internet and look up City electric supply or electrical distributors inc.
Just make sure that one of the steps is 25mm and not a step gap of 22/24/26 etc...
Dave a knockout is a tool to knockout holes and to close up a hole we call a them hole seals. Sorry about the confusionSomething must be getting lost in translation here, to us a knockout is basically a pre punched hole in an enclosure.
What is a knockout in your terminology? Do you have a picture?
A word of caution.
Lots of metalclad sockets are too shallow to get a 25mm thread into without it interfering with the socket face as you put it on.
Side entry is a no chance
Top or bottom you might get away with if you are using a female conduit coupler and a bush but not if you are coming into the box with a male thread and locknut.
Rear entry shouldn’t be a problem.
Also, if this is metal conduit, you need to make sure the hole center will be in the right place when the conduit is fastened to the wall so as not to require the socket to be spaced off the wall.
Do y’all have rolls of wire you can buy instead of cables. My experience with European equipment only has cable that comes with the machines, then you have to over size the conduit just to pull the cable. We in the USA have to protect the cables according to the NEC. They are certain installations that we don’t have to run pipe. In the USA I would say that 50% of electrical work here is running conduit to get wires from point A to point BThe cable I am using is 4mm NYY 3 Core cable. I went to a few wholesalers who said that I would need 25mm PVC Glands and would be best with 25mm Conduit, as 20mm would be too tight on the glands and the conduit would be a pain to pull the cable through, would be better with the bigger conduit and glands.
The cable I am using is 4mm NYY 3 Core cable. I went to a few wholesalers who said that I would need 25mm PVC Glands and would be best with 25mm Conduit, as 20mm would be too tight on the glands and the conduit would be a pain to pull the cable through, would be better with the bigger conduit and glands.
Do y’all have rolls of wire you can buy instead of cables. My experience with European equipment only has cable that comes with the machines, then you have to over size the conduit just to pull the cable. We in the USA have to protect the cables according to the NEC. They are certain installations that we don’t have to run pipe. In the USA I would say that 50% of electrical work here is running conduit to get wires from point A to point B
I may have missed something here but why are you installing NYY in flexible conduit? That seems like a very weird design to me, what's the purpose of the conduit?
Just clip it direct
You are just wasting money on flexible tubing in a shed
In that case, take everything back and do it in 20mm tubing and singles.Each to their own. It looks awful clipped. As I am using it to build up a portfolio of work. Not just lashing cables in a shed for quickness.
I just wanted to use conduit as its going in a shed. I know its not needed but I just wanted to try it, plus it looks neater and cleaner than having a black cable clipped to wood.
In that case, take everything back and do it in 20mm tubing and singles.
Each to their own. It looks awful clipped. As I am using it to build up a portfolio of work. Not just lashing cables in a shed for quickness.
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