CU wiring too short for new board!

[FAA Greenie]

Hi Guy's, first post for me.

I have a client who has asked me to replace a rewireable fuse board for an 8 way split load board. No problem. Until I look into the existing board to find that the spark who fitted it took great pride in ensuring that the outgoing supplies were measured to the millimetre (Thou's of an inch to you oldies)!! to fit into the fuse terminals. Obviously this leaves me no spare wire whatsoever to get these wires into a modern 17th edn board. I have done prelim testing on the installation and all the circuits are fine so there is no reason to rewire any part of the installation. The existing fuseboard is in the garage and the client is unwilling for me to dig out and chase new cabling to the nearest sockets/lighting accessories inside the house to extend what i have to work with.

What is the easiest, safest, legal, easiest on the eye way to extend the little stumpy bits of cable i have available to give me something to work with?

I can, possibly move the board down a short distance, currently the circuits feed into the rear of the existing board.

Thanks in advance, if there is an obvious answer, i accept ribbing and critisism very well....

 

[Phil]

no ribbing needed mate. if you dont know ask!
i would get a din rail in a suitable ip rate box and do them all from there. all nice and neat and no stress not a crimp or heat shrink in sight

 

[Phil]

something like the one above

 

[High Tower]

2" trunking, ported into the board, through crimps extending the circuits inside the trunking

 

[Paul.M]

You beat me to it Phil. Can't believe a monkey beat me! I'm lossing my touch.

Welcome greenie.

 

[i=p/u]

can you give the less inexpierienced a quick how it works phil.... are you balld phil

 

[Phil]

You beat me to it Phil. Can't believe a monkey beat me! I'm lossing my touch.

Welcome greenie.

less of the Monkey!!, i got mi full scope im now an approved gorilla

 

[Phil]

can you give the less inexpierienced a quick how it works phil.... are you balld phil

take the cables into the ip box and get the cables on the din mounts using the through terminals. i will get a pic up mate

 

[Phil]

here

 

[Paul.M]

can you give the less inexpierienced a quick how it works phil.... are you balld phil

Use a combination of high towers method with phils box. Din rail box where the old cu was then crimp/wago extend through trunking to new cu if you've got the space.

Ps Phil's not bald, he has a full head of hair. His avatar pic is not that far off

 

[saveloy]

Rail Mounted Terminals - Products

Anyone tried these?

 

[i=p/u]

isit 1 box for each circuit???and cheers for pic

 

[Phil]

 

[Paul.M]

You've beaten me to it again Phil! I'm off to play on another thread

 

[Paul.M]

Now your just showing off.