Crabtree Sky rockets

[Evans Electric]

I see that the terminals on the latest sockets have gone back to the old idea of a screw pressing against the cores instead of the box style .

I was connecting three 2.5s in a twin socket, I always give 'em a pull after connecting and every time the third one pulled out , just could'nt get it to grip .

Had to revert to what I think is carp and twist the three solids together.

Thanks Crabtree

 

[Zeespark]

Dump them Deke, when doing My 2391 I was advised never to twist conductors together. You may do a continuity test, and find all is well by the numbers, but what if the combined set of conductors had worked loose from the socket terminal?

AndyGuinness

 

[Evans Electric]

Think your right , its bad practice to twist solids anyway , right performance when you come to split them .

We were told not to twist them when they first appeared with the change to metric sizes.

 

[PC Electrics]

I stopped using the Crabtree sockets as soon as I noticed this change - about a year or so ago iirc. It's obviously a cost cutting exercise, but those terminals really are very poor. I only use them if I need to match in the traditional shape with other sockets.

 

[S60TEM]

hate crabtree sockets! detest using them, MK or GET for me

 

[Zeespark]

Is is Me, or are most of the now Electrium owned companies now producing poorer and poorer quality installation materials?

AndyGuinness

 

[Evans Electric]

Well they had the only MCB recall that I know of .

 

[Andy™]

or maybe the only company responsible enough to admit there was a problem?

 

[Evans Electric]

Dunno Andy, I never heard of any faulty MCBs ever , TBH.

 

[Andy™]

isnt stablock (american version anyway) known to have issues?

 

[Evans Electric]

Ah yes , now you mention it , and yes US version only .