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not a fan maybe use Henley blocks? rather than some sort of line tapping bodge
What do we think..?
...although, talking to a meter fitter the other week... they're being told to remove the hard 'bakelite' type ones and fit the Proteus PBT type ones. He had no idea why !Long live the henley block
I reckon you should get admin to attach a poll to this one @Dustydazzler .
What do we think..?
Those proteus blocks are crap.they're being told to remove the hard 'bakelite' type ones and fit the Proteus PBT type ones
Some of those bakelite henleys crack at slightest tough. Mind you Some of the ones in suppliers at moment are awful- try removing the knockout for a new tail and the whole thing can crack...The proteus ones are not too bad, you can remove the little insert to give access to terminals without bashing the thing to oblivion. That said I aint going to CEF to buy them unless I have another order as CEF are a bit pricey!...although, talking to a meter fitter the other week... they're being told to remove the hard 'bakelite' type ones and fit the Proteus PBT type ones. He had no idea why !
Handy for some things, recently used them to attach SPD to some 25mm tri-rated cables. Didn't realise Legrand also make them.I use Legrand screw-down line taps as a handy problem solver, e.g. Line tap - non-shear - with feet - capacity per tap 2x16 mm² - hexagonal head - https://www.legrand.com/ecatalogue/034042-line-tap-non-shear-with.html
They are available in a range of sizes, can accommodate a selection of different conductor types and clamp them very tightly without damage. Obviously where IP is important an enclosure is needed but it's not hard to arrange an unbroken slotted path through a box.
They look good, reminds me a lot of the clamping plates used to cross-join lightning conductor tapes.Another device I quite like although don't actually use is the Russian «ореx» i.e. nutshell, which clamps the conductors separately between plates a bit like a flat busbar joint and then encloses them between the two half-shells. Pics some way down this page: Russian 'nut' tap connectors
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