Sylflex /braided cable xtension lead

[Mikey D]

hi guys I've got a length of 2.5mm I want to use to make up an extension lead with 16 amp blue plugs /trailing socket .

I think I need to connect the braid at one end only to the earth terminal in case the cable is damaged then the braid doesn't become live .

Only problem is lack of room in the earth plug terminal it's about full with a 2.5 mm cable already

Any ideas folks

Cheers Mike

 

[sparkysy]

You should connect the screen to earth 1 end!
There is no easy way of terminating SY into a 16a plug as the cable is meant to go into a special SY gland that will not fit in the plug, if you tease out the strands and twist them together the terminal will probably not be big enough for both the screen and the cpc but may be worth a try. Is the socket end earth terminal any bigger?
I tend to not use SY for extension leads and go for H07 or H05 instead, much easier and quicker to connect!

 

[Mikey D]

Well that was fun , had to use a connector block for the earth/braid but it's done now .

 

[mtt.tr]

wago blocks tend to fit inside commando plugs which makes connecting pretty painless

 

[8ob]

The only way I can get SY cable to stay in a commando socket/plug is to load up the cap with PU sealer prior to putting it back on,the cable clamps just don't hold onto the slimy surface of the sheath. Nothing else I have tried seems to work, I know it renders the plug as scrap but what else can you do


Bob

 

[mtt.tr]

The only way I can get SY cable to stay in a commando socket/plug is to load up the cap with PU sealer prior to putting it back on,the cable clamps just don't hold onto the slimy surface of the sheath. Nothing else I have tried seems to work, I know it renders the plug as scrap but what else can you do


Bob

buy the plugs that have a stuffing gland much better, but much dearer

 

[brightspark]

sy cable braid does not need bonding swa cable does . it just needs the correct glands on each end here explains. I did ask the question . if anybody wants to know the facts here is the place to look along with other relevant electrical topics https://www.voltimum.co.uk/content/earthing-cable

 

[WorkshopChris]

The only way I can get SY cable to stay in a commando socket/plug is to load up the cap with PU sealer prior to putting it back on,the cable clamps just don't hold onto the slimy surface of the sheath. Nothing else I have tried seems to work, I know it renders the plug as scrap but what else can you do


Bob

You can stick some heat shrink along the end of a length that helps, if you want you can also twist together some of the screening braids together and bring it out in a short tail at the same time.