steve_m Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Not strictly speaking car related but it is in one way as I need to fix this to get back to building the car ! Putting a new mirror in the bathroom and drilled through what I think is the lighting circuit for the bathroom. The main 5A lighting ring fuse blew but I need to know what to do to fix the cable in the wall. I can join cables together but I'm wondering what's regarded as being safe ? Also, the building is old and the cable is the old fashioned copper tube cable, bit like modern pyro cable used in fire alarms etc. What's a safe method of rejoining it - can I use a chocky block or do I need a different kind of connection ?? Many thanks - any ideas greatly appreciated ! Quote
FATBOY Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 ......for starters, if you don't know what your doing with electrics then don't do it. ......your wire might be part of the ring or a spur both of which can be repaired, but if it was me I'd replace the whole cable if it was a spur - usually easier to lay in another cable than remove the old one. If it's part of the ring then I'd put in a sunken junction box with a flat plate Quote
minghis Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 I agree, I'm no electrician but having sold to them for years I have heard lots of horror stories about trying to 'bodge' these types of situations. Is the cable black rubber sheathed? If it's not, and if it's not 'modern' twin and earth, I'm confused as to what type of cable you've got, whichever, I would bite the bullett and as a mimimum chase out a good sized square, about 4" x 4", and get a small 5amp junction box. Join the two ends of the cables inside the box and then is the difficult part - you could pack the junction box with a waterproof putty, I believe BICC make it (ask an electrical wholesaler, i think it's called R391 compound or similar) and then plaster over it, or get a small plastic 'adaptable box' and use a strip connector to make the join. Probably best to pack that as well, for the same reason. The main thing is to keep it dry for when you plaster over it. To be honest, this is only what I would have suggested as a temporary fix, for peace of mind an electrician would be best, obviously. HTH, Minghis. Quote
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