Norm of Bandersnatch wrote: > > If you have any qualms about the mechanical security of the > soldered-on offstickers you could install a stainless spiral clamp > over the soldered-on offsticker then wrap everything up with > electrical tape.
REPLY I have reservations about mixing metals. Especailly those spiral stainless steel clamps. However the power utility industry and electrical contractors generally have a very good solution in stead.. Called "split nuts" or "Burndy nuts" by many trade electricians there is a phosphor bronze fastener ideally suited for this appllication. It consist of a large diameter stud with a hex head one end and a nut with a captive pressure block fitting over the end. A slot is cut into the large stud or bolt stem to fit over the cables. The captive pressuer shoe slides in this slot. You place the main power cable into the slot and then the tap-off tail. on top. Then tighten down the nut with the pressure shoe. This was for a long time the preferred way to make a Tee tap for a house drop from the street distribution lines. After tightening up the nut and bolt you wrapped the whole in self amalgamating rubber butyl tape for a weatherproof seal that had mor einsulation than th eactual conductor does. In the utility company I work for we used them for street lighting some above ground splices. For larger ampacity circuits and underground splices we did use the AMP tool with an impact gun. regards Arild _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
