Prysmian Cable In a Box cr!p

[dksanders]

Anybody successfully managed to use a box of Prysmian T&E boxed cable? They don't tape the end of the cable to the outside of the box so you have to fish for it which usually ends up destroying the box. Anybody know how to do it?

 

[Toneyz]

Ask Tel if he will sort you out with a bit of wood and his red hot poker

sounds a bit dodgy to me

 

[Resu]

I vote Prysmian over Doncaster 100%. Always bin the box straight away though.

I recently bought one a few days ago.
Best £20 I've ever spent!
And 5 free crocodile clips.. no idea what they're for but they're there if an emergency for them comes up

The croc clips are to hold the cables on the reels you aren't pulling from at the time.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

I vote Prysmian over Doncaster 100%. Always bin the box straight away though.


The croc clips are to hold the cables on the reels you aren't pulling from at the time.

What's wrong with making a loop and bringing it back on itself

 

[Specialist]

What's wrong with making a loop and bringing it back on itself

Dood Buddy, wash your mouth out. We're all pro's, we'd never think of doing rough things like that.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Cant beat rack-A-tiers if you have lots of drums to pull at the same time.

 

[Resu]

What's wrong with making a loop and bringing it back on itself

Bending radius!

If you come across one a Thorsman Cablestik is well worth the investment.

 

[hightower]

And 5 free crocodile clips.. no idea what they're for but they're there if an emergency for them comes up

Holding the reels, so that if you only need one cable but have five on the stand, croc clip the other four so they don't move when you pull the one you need

 

[Toneyz]

I remember not so long ago the drums of cable used to be made from thick sturdy cardboard now its thin corrugated flimsy cardboard. By the way Doncaster Cables used to be owed by CEF I think.

 

[R G]

If your stuck Just stick a 3ft length of 20mm conduit in the vice on the bender and then the drums on that , I have done that in the past , bit heavy lugging a bender round though but it was already on site anyway....

 

[Toneyz]

Used to use scaffold outside

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Cant beat rack-A-tiers if you have lots of drums to pull at the same time.

Bloody hell you won something? Like £70 for two bits of plastic

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Dood Buddy, wash your mouth out. We're all pro's, we'd never think of doing rough things like that.

Give over.
How do you store your cable? Tape it up everytime you pop it back in the van?

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Used to use scaffold outside

Used any old bit of metal for swa. One side on a hop up one lifts other pulls..

Up To a certain size of course. Not Hercules

 

[Specialist]

Give over.
How do you store your cable? Tape it up everytime you pop it back in the van?

That's what you use the clips for.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

That's what you use the clips for.

Yeah but you don't keep all your cable on the cable stand?! That's just madness