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Agroshield
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'Closed end crimp' or 'closed end connector' finds them.
They are half a step better than wire nuts.
Wago 221 are a popular alternative.
They are half a step better than wire nuts.
Wago 221 are a popular alternative.
BrokenBiker
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Wago I'd you have the space is a better option, but if space is tight then ive always known them as crimped end connectors
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Why are you invoking the name of the Devil on these ?
is water ingressing ? are they getting loose ?
Hard to diagnose problems with them ? (backprobing)
IIRC the telephone company (remember them ?) had a similar
one for the small phone wires, with a red circular portion that when smashed
with pliers, crimped the wires, and then released some sort of sealant.
They were more flat, with wires next to each other.
is water ingressing ? are they getting loose ?
Hard to diagnose problems with them ? (backprobing)
IIRC the telephone company (remember them ?) had a similar
one for the small phone wires, with a red circular portion that when smashed
with pliers, crimped the wires, and then released some sort of sealant.
They were more flat, with wires next to each other.
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I don't think it's that deep, he is just asking if they are OK to use and what they are called as he obviously needs to connect the wires where that one was cut off
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Never had any issues with those type personally.
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I found them on the motorised valve on the central heating. I replaced the valve and used red crimp connectors. Heating now working, SWMBO happy.
Spare valves bought. I wondered if the original crimps were cheapskate carp, if not, what they were called.
Thanks for the help.
I took the back off the synchronous motor, no grease or lube at all. I may drill a hole in the new one and squirt in some PTFE spray.
Spare valves bought. I wondered if the original crimps were cheapskate carp, if not, what they were called.
Thanks for the help.
I took the back off the synchronous motor, no grease or lube at all. I may drill a hole in the new one and squirt in some PTFE spray.
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Agroshield
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I think we know them as 'jellies' as they are gel-filled. I think they are insulation-displacing, so no need to strip the wires.
Someone (yellow aardvark?) was asking about them in larger CSA a while ago but I do not think we managed to find them.
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That's how they come from new
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they have oilite bearings and only a few dozen turns to open and close so grease not needed
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I can only go by with what it typed on the screen.
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no different than any other crimps so whats wrong with them as long as you get a decent recognized make
I have seen ceramic wire nuts in the US, but apparently they also were used here in the UK:
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Maybe our sparkies would like to browse the rest of "The Bob" collection at the Science Museum:
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They were used on the lead sheathed cable in my parents house, fitted in a rectangular metal junction box with clamps on the lead to maintain the earth path. How the place never caught fire was beyond me.yea onceceramic so they didnt set on fire due to overheating
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ive worked in a house last year that still has a couple of circuits still wired in lead rubber and cotton sheathed wiring
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Same thing I went by...
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I dug a few out of this old house, and they were plain ceramic, no wire wound spring inside....yea once
