A little bit of terminating

This is a really short video of some cables I terminated this week.
They are 1cx300mm. I had glanded them in to the panel the previous day and thought I would document the connection on to the copper bars behind the switch.
This is a very old panel with many years of additions by many different people.
I do like the amount of room that is available to work in though. Take note panel manufacturers of today!!
#cable #cablejointer #cablejointing #electrical #electrician #bigcables #jointech

[@johnwaby4321]

Nice bit of work there Tony 👍👍👍

[@peterthomas9440]

First! What a cable mess (not yours I know). Cracking video mate and good to see you back on the big ones again.

[@sergiofernandez3725]

Little thumbs up Tony

[@train4905]

Awsome😊😊

[@tomorichard]

Hi Tony, do you have much experience in terminating h07s I have multiple 185 4cores to gland. I can get m100 brass compression gland but it just seems soo needlessly big, it is standard practice to use these or something else. Appreciate the help

[@pault4793]

are the lugs the wrong way round , or should of been infront of copper bar , better to have the flat side of the lug clamped to the bar , thats what i was taught back in the day.

[@jointechcabling9103]

As long as the palm of the lug is flat against the copper bar. The area of the core is equalled in the palm of the lug. It's the same surface area on the back and front so it doesn't matter which way round it goes. Transformers are almost always terminated like this.

[@drivewasher]

Silly question, do you not need to gland the top entry?

[@BigdavieBoy]

It’s glanded as soon as it comes into the enclosure at the very top left. The part your thinking is the insulating material. No need to gland here.

[@patrickd9551]

@@BigdavieBoyThe main reason for glands is to protect the insulation sleeve from abrasion and cuts is it not? At the very least I would personally expect some sort of protection when feeding a cable through a metal sheet. Those holes are very much sharp and cables like these tend to settle slightly into a position where the cable naturally pushes into the sharp edge.

[@BigdavieBoy]

It’s not metal. It’s an insulating material. They come as standard on most boards/panels nowadays. They come pre drilled and are usually the right size for the core that the isolators/switch etc is designed for

[@mihailblues200]

@@patrickd9551You are right. It can lead to an insulation fault if exposed to vibration. Some cheap plastic glands could prevent further issues.

[@patrickd9551]

@@mihailblues200Well I guess it depends. If it is a think pre-drilled plastic cover then sharp edges aren't of concern.
At first glance it looked like a thin metal plate. A second glance however tends me to believe it is a more modern cover plate.