Connections to 95mm^2 cable

[wozz]

Sorry Wozz - as a domestic/light commercial type I feel I'm talking a different language - spreader? expansion box? slimline lugs? Not terms that I understand so bear with me. I can't help feeling that given the - application the industrial approach is overkill. From what I've seen industrial switchgear is vastly overpriced in comparison to the domestic variants. I'm not looking for large current handling - just keeping volt drop down.

What maintenance would be necessary?

Round here the wholesalers I've asked won't loan crimp gear after so much has gone missing!

I'm sure I must be missing the point - but I can't see where.

ok i see where you are at with this. Spreader boxes just give you more room to terminate and bend cables its just a empty box bolted on the bottom, slimline lugs allow you to terminate large cables in smaller switchgear they are slimmer than normal lugs. This all means that you can use switchgear that suits your current needs. This will make terminating easier thus saving time and recouping some costs if the switchgear.

The maintenance I was referring to was extra joints in the cable.

I have only ever really dealt with edmundsons and wilts and I would have thought they would be fine with this, so basing what I said on this suppose it isnt the same at all branches or other wholesalers.

 

[Evans Electric]

Dave , another fairly easy and cheap way to reduce size would be straight ferrules , plumbed on and taped up .