Wiring!

[vikkib]

I'm just wiring a plug onto my new grow light and the cables have little gold coloured metal clamps around the copper wires.

Can I leave those on and pop them in the plug or do I need to cut them off and twist the copper wires instead?

The last one I did din't have these!

[Bigmallly]

If they will go in the holes, leave them on Vikki otherwise just cut them off.

[vikkib]

If they will go in the holes, leave them on Vikki otherwise just cut them off.

They will certainly fit!

Lovely, ta muchley BM!

[bearded bloke]

Yes deffo leave the crimps on unless you need to shorten the flex for any reason,the crimps are there to prevent the strands of wire from being cut by the screw in the plug terminal when it is being tightened

[chilli_grower]

yes, they are called Ferrules

[bearded bloke]

yes, they are called Ferrules

best cut them off & send back to Aus' before she notices they are missing

[bearded bloke]

yes, they are called Ferrules

They are called many things,but the correct term (with regard to electrical installation) is through crimps Ferrules where I come from are fitted on the end of walking sticks

[snohare]

Honestly BB, some people will stick at nothing...! You're crimping the Vine's style of humour...
But then again, obviously we were all at a loose end, it's no shock really.

[bearded bloke]

^^ nutter ^^

[chilli_grower]

actually, they are bootlace ferrules.

I am a fully qualified sparky for the last 12 years

[SarzWix]

I was just thinking that ferrules were/are the little plastic thingies that stop laces from fraying

[chilli_grower]

yes, pretty much.

However, for some weird reason I know that the end of a shoelace is called an 'Aglet'

I think I heard that on the eggheads!?!?!?!?

[snohare]

I was just thinking that ferrules were/are the little plastic thingies that stop laces from fraying

Well...as one bootlace said to the other, "I'm a frayed knot"...

However, for some weird reason I know that the end of a shoelace is called an 'Aglet

Yes, it's the aglet truth, chilligrower !

[SarzWix]

Yay! for random trivia

[chilli_grower]

no more trivia from more, that is pretty much all I know!!!