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sy screen 2.jpegimage.jpeg Pluck the other cores from the center of the braid, leave the earth in, strip insulation from end of earth, twist together with SY screen and boot lace ferrule together. Perfecto. Less than 5 minutes work and a lovely neat job IMO.
 
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If your using stuffin glands with sy (not that I agree with it, well I don't agree in a lot of sy installed but that's by the by)

Prise the cores out of the braiding, sleeve it with G&Y stick a ferrule or crimp on the end and terminate.
 
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you just know this "latest technique" is going to get slammed............;-)

it does look as if theres a chance the braiding could rub against the conductor insulation.......

hmmm , i'll give you an award for effort though.........

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;-)
 
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at £17 each.... I think my ingenuity not only proves a cost effective and time efficient method of terminating screening but also shows when faced WITHOUT the *prefered* gland on a job there are nice tidy quick alternatives.

Don't poo on my party
 
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Behave Biff, rubbing on the insulation! As if! But i will take your badge Sir, and put it in the drawer with the others. Thank you kindly.
 
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wade88 said:
at £17 each.... I think my ingenuity not only proves a cost effective and time efficient method of terminating screening but also shows when faced WITHOUT the *prefered* gland on a job there are nice tidy quick alternatives.

Don't poo on my party
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£17 each?? That's why The manager never let's me use them
 
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If i was to use your method of incorporating the braid and CPC, at least i would use a stuffing gland into the enclosure!! What on earth are those things your using in the background entering the enclosure?? Look like some sort of PVC gland for plastic flexible conduit??

And yes, this arrangement would need some form of sleeving or heat shrink covering...
 
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Engineer54 said:
If i was to use your method of incorporating the braid and CPC, at least i would use a stuffing gland into the enclosure!! What on earth are those things your using in the background entering the enclosure?? Look like some sort of PVC gland for plastic flexible conduit??

And yes, this arrangement would need some form of sleeving or heat shrink covering...
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Wow didn't even see that, I just assumed stuffing glands were used. That's dog rough to have no cable retention/grip at all. And a tie-wrap to the tray doesn't really count lol.
 
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You have three options, you can only pick two:

1/ the job will be done right
2/ the job will be done quick
3/ the job will be done cheap

Wade, you have a total disregard of electrical safety. Every time you post something, cost is predominant.
 
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wade88 said:
View attachment 19418View attachment 19419 Pluck the other cores from the center of the braid, leave the earth in, strip insulation from end of earth, twist together with SY screen and boot lace ferrule together. Perfecto. Less than 5 minutes work and a lovely neat job IMO.
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I only have one word for this..


​BODGER

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If you did that on one of my jobs or on one I inspected I would chuck you off site and ensure that you were never allowed back, that is a load of bolloxs.
 
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wow ! my epic fail badge was positively kind compared to the arse ripping , thread trashing comments that have been posted since !
team trolling is a formidable sight to behold lol.

give him a break now guys , its always good to experiment even if it ends titanic style ;-)
 
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Why is it always down to cost? Do car manufacturers sell you a car with a motorbike engine because of cost? You get given the price and you either can afford it or not, so since when does electrics operate under a different business model?
 
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I don't get the £17 quoted price, recently on a job where SY was used we bought some SY glands to add an extra couple of lights to the circuit and the client insisted on consistency. The glands were £5.52 + VAT for a pack of Two....comparable to SWA glands for a given size...
 
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Been using good quality SY gland about £3 each for a while now, £17 quid :ack2:..... must have seen you coming.
 
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the IP68 stainless steel versions are around £15 a pack.

the cheaper brass cxt glands are pretty crap in comparison.
 
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darkwood said:
Been using good quality SY gland about £3 each for a while now, £17 quid :ack2:..... must have seen you coming.
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Sent for at that price lol. I've seen them at that price, RS and TLC , for a pair though.
 
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Thefailsafe2012 said:
Just read this lot, and uh, so the braid on SY is supposed to be earthed eh?


Everydays a schoolday!
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Seriously hope this is sarcasm ..... basic electrical common sense would tell you it should be earthed if used as a general purpose low voltage cable when permitted and grounded if used for its original design as a screened control wire, either way it would be earthed in some manner or other.
 
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darkwood said:
Seriously hope this is sarcasm ..... basic electrical common sense would tell you it should be earthed if used as a general purpose low voltage cable when permitted and grounded if used for its original design as a screened control wire, either way it would be earthed in some manner or other.
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Knew someone would bite :earmuffs:

Yup whenever if had to use it, which has been fairly rare we had the right glands. Though I do see it the way wades done more often when were out and about, and even more times where it just goes through a stuffing gland and not earthed at all!

I think with a bit of sleeve on it its not too bad, ok not 'proper' but at least it's earthed!
 
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