Micc

[the pict]

Today I undone a tangled mess of cables in a enclosure it contained lighting and heating and alarm cables none with any id, after about 3 hours I had the whole lot sorted and reconnected, apart from one MICC which had the conductors exposed taped and silicon sealed as a insulation method, no really, as this had only one N connected to a live feed, and I assumed it must be a unused circuit, that is untill the publican tried to switch on a couple of florries which failed to work. After going through all I had done, I thought, surely not, but yes this was the supply to said florries, so now I need about 20 metres of 1.5 But why was this used, in the area served it is all done neatly into domed shaped flex outlets, with the MICC all glaned off proper, was this a normal practice it is in a large glasshouse used for fucntions installed in the 50's
Pict
PS anyone got a pictorial how to for MICC

 

[alarm man]

pyro was very common once for all sorts of buildings,not so now,if youve never done pyro before and you only need a couple of end made off id just ask someone who does it for a favour,or maybe a couple of pints as pyro gear is quite pricey.

 

[Thomas123]

The Practical Skills Series : Cable Termination - MICC/MI/Pyro/MIMS ["Electrical Jobs"] - YouTube

micc termination video.




Sounds like it was installed correctly to start with, them some idiot came along and bodged it. happens in most places.

the difference with maintenance work and a new installation is that maintenance in most cases gets bodged because they know they can get away with it.. the customer doesnt understand if its safe or not, as long as it works they dont give a f***.

A new install then in most cases gets overseen by people who know what they are doing.


this is just my personal opinion....

 

[alarm man]

thats only half a video!!,tho pict,if you have the money lying round for pyro gear and you think you might end up doing more pyro work you could get some pyro tools and a few bits of cable to practice on,they cost around the £200 mark so its up to you

 

[Guest123]

Just be prepared for a shock when you buy MI tools as a joistripper nowadays is around £70!!!

 

[jaresquire]

Saw the pot crimper on RS website t'other day - £60 plus the VAT!

 

[Guest123]

Saw the pot crimper on RS website t'other day - £60 plus the VAT!

I know, it's bloody ridiculous.

10 year ago I got a whole set for £40 odd quid!

 

[alarm man]

Saw the pot crimper on RS website t'other day - £60 plus the VAT!

im sure a stripper at rs is around £120

 

[jaresquire]

And she does extras for another £20?

 

[Guest123]

Wrexham cables is about the best for anything MI nowadays.

 

[alarm man]

And she does extras for another £20?

well £20 for putting a thru box lid on is a bit steep to me..

 

[Engineer54]

If your experienced in MICC you wouldn't need a stripping tool for just a couple of terminations. In fact you wouldn't need any of the propriety tools to make a termination off. They just make things a hell of a lot easier!! ... lol!!

 

[jaresquire]

My teeth are no longer up to stripping MICC, Engineer

 

[ipf]

Just be prepared for a shock when you buy MI tools as a joistripper nowadays is around £70!!!

Give it 20 years (if I'm still around) and I'll make a fortune on Antiques Road Show. How much for a replacement blade?

 

[alarm man]

If your experienced in MICC you wouldn't need a stripping tool for just a couple of terminations. In fact you wouldn't need any of the propriety tools to make a termination off. They just make things a hell of a lot easier!! ... lol!!

agree,im not a fan of the joystripper unless the pyro is straight as a die,prefer the cutters method,tho i do like my potting tool..