Bootlace ferrules French or German colours

[Selfmade]

Hi Folks

TLC have bootlace ferrules in French or German colours. Is it legit to use these in the UK? If so, is either preferable and why? And why have these not been harmonized?

 

[ipf]

How could they be harmonized when they're coloured as per size. You'd have umpteen colours per size.....what a mix up.

 

[freddo]

French.

 

[telectrix]

thefrench have only 3 colours.

1. run away.
2 i surrender
3. your mother is german.

 

[Selfmade]

How could they be harmonized when they're coloured as per size. You'd have umpteen colours per size.....what a mix up.

Don't follow you

 

[Dave OCD]

He's saying to have them coloured to match the cable colour they're fitted to AND colour coded to conductor size would result in far too many needed to be practical.

 

[Selfmade]

He's saying to have them coloured to match the cable colour they're fitted to AND colour coded to conductor size would result in far too many needed to be practical.

Got it - thanks for clarification!

 

[Selfmade]

Just to be clear, when I suggested they should be harmonized, I didn't mean according to polarity, I just meant the sizes would each be coloured the same across Europe or the world.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You can get any size in any colour you want, and some colours you don’t.

 

[freddo]

I can solve that problem, use only uninsulated ferrules.

 

[timbobelfast]

Look naff in a panel that would!

 

[telectrix]

just fit whatever ferrule goes round the cable. hit with a hammer.jobs a good 'un. oops, thought i was on the plumbers forum.

 

[Selfmade]

I can solve that problem, use only uninsulated ferrules.

Seems a very valid point. I mean Shirley if you just strip the right amount of conductor insulation in the first place there's no need for insulated ferrules. Where do you buy your uninsulated ones?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Not sure uninsulated and insulated are the correct terms for boot lace ferrules?
The little coloured plastic part is hardly insulation.
Saying that, I prefer the insulated ferrules as the plastic part allows for easier insertion of the wire.

 

[freddo]

Seems a very valid point. I mean Shirley if you just strip the right amount of conductor insulation in the first place there's no need for insulated ferrules. Where do you buy your uninsulated ones?

RS or get wholesaler to get them, they are really useful for small terminals and for 13A plugs if I'm in a good mood.

Not sure uninsulated and insulated are the correct terms for boot lace ferrules?
The little coloured plastic part is hardly insulation.
Saying that, I prefer the insulated ferrules as the plastic part allows for easier insertion of the wire.

That's what they are called by the manufacturers.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

That's what they are called by the manufacturers.

Yes, it is.
Still don’t consider it to be an accurate description though.