Thankyou so much! I wired my plug earlier and fused the flat, thank god for a trip switch! However, I used your video and realised I had copper wires touching . Thanks again!
Excellent Tutorial for UK mains plugs. I did an Engineering Apprenticeship with the MOD in the UK. Here in the Philippines, the mains wiring in homes often does not use 3 core cable nor follow a colour code. Plugs are often 2 pin only!
This was great, and very helpful. I feel it could have illustrated a bit more just how awkward it can be to strip off the white casing wihtout damaging the 3 inner cables that was what I found trickiest. I think what helped me in the end was using a miniature pair of wire cutters instead of a bigger pair. Probalby best done with one of the proper cable stripper things though?
brown should have been shorter and green/yellow longer and strip more insulation , twist the conductors then fold them back on themselves so that twice the area of conductor goes in to the terminal
oh really? probably should have read this comment before I did the plug. But will it still fit through the hole when doubled? Hole did not seem that big!
I use a knife to cut the outer sheath, you bend away from the part you're cutting and score gently so that the strain pulls the sheath apart to avoid scoring the insulation on the wires. An additional thing I do at home is tin the ends of the wires (I really ought to get ferrules and a ferrule crimper like what I have at work, but at home I already have solder and a solder gun, so that's the way I normally do it.)
Lovely voice young lady.. only one observation, don't hold the plug in your hand so much do it on a bench. The number of people I have seen in hospital with a screwdriver in their hands... from wiring plugs, one slip and your stab your self. Other than that nice clear video.
Ideally a soldering iron to tin the bared wires but as a compromise, divide the strands of each wire in two, twist each to form two tails, then twist the two tails together. This helps keep the strands together.
I was taught to never run tin the wires because solder can slowly creep and give way over time under the screws pressure and eventually come loose causing the contact resistance to rise.
@@gaz312 I've heard of solder joints going dry causing bad connections which in fact I've experience in a crank sensor on a car. Soldering of wires in a plug prevents any stands from being broken off when the screw is tightened.
@@spannerssockets6308 Had a strand breaking experience yesterday. Had thought of using solder. But went ahead with lesser tightening of the screws. I'm no electrician. Was making an extension cable. I wanted the screws to be as tight as possible so that the wires will not come loose. a moment latter I realized that I had connected a wire to the wrong terminal and while undoing it found that all the strands were broken within the screw hole. Was the copper quality poor for every strand to break? The cable was a damn cheap 3 core 1.5 sqmm. But it was not old. It was the first 30 metres from a fresh unopened coil in a shop. I also felt duped because the guage is thinner than a reputed brand's 1.5 sqmm single core wire. It feels like it's only 1 sqmm.
According to the latest standards. Soldering of wires for use in screw terminals is now forbidden by UL , AstaBEAB etc.. This is because there is greater strength in multiple thin wires than a single thicker wire, by soldering (tinning) the cable you are converting the individual strands into one strand. So this old practice is now frowned upon…
@@jamescraig1734 Yet if one of the strands breaks, it reduces the wire's capacity. What you can do is divide the strands into two bunches, twist the separate bunches, then twist the two bunches together.
Good explanation! The plugs in uk come with a standard hole where the wire goes through, so what I need to do if the wire is much thinner than the hole? Or it's not a problem a big hole edge around the wire?
The plug cover is to ensure you dont come in contact with a live conductor. Wiring it as shown should be fine. If the cable is thin, you can double up the exposed copper and terminate it so that the screw gets a good hold of the cable
@@1989Chrisc I'm not talking about the plug cover, I'm talking about this: th-cam.com/users/shortsNYGCyKDQK6k?feature=share. Open the video and you gonna understand! Look the empty space! How I could cover this empty space? betwen the wire and covers? Thank you
So I just went through some of the more recent TH-cam Videos on how to install a plug and neither the US or English ones use ferrule endcaps to maintain a proper wire cross section once the terminals have been fastened on them OR use a significantly longer grounding wire for it to be able to do its job until the very last moment in case the cord gets pulled out of the plug. What's up with that? Is this really just a German thing?
@The secular humanist It's because back in 1947 just after WW2, there was a copper shortage. When the standard BS 1363 plugs and sockets was created, it is cheaper to have a single loop of wire going to all of the socket in the house. These are called ring mains and are typically rated at 32 amps. The fuse protects the cable from the plug to the appliance and this is not rated for 32 A. Tye fuse provide protection.
I have a question. When I was fixing my vacuum cleaner plug I noticed that the copper was exposed on one of the wires, but after I fixed it the vacuum cleaner worked. My question is why did the exposed copper stop my vacuum cleaner from working even though it wasn't touch anything else.
Mistake number one. You don't just cut the wires off if they're damaged. You nick the cable jacket and then use those damaged wires as a draw-string to expose the fresh wire further down the cable. When you have fresh wire cut them to length. And cut off the excess jacket. then use a spring loaded wire stripper to expose the copper wire. Might be a good idea to tin the wire as well with some solder just to leave a smart job. OK not many people do that last bit. 😂
Not a bad effort. At least you explained the importance of correct fusing... However, The fuse protects the cable and not the appliance. The loading of the appliance dictates the size of the cable needed and the fuse size needed to protect that cable. If in doubt contact a qualified electrician.
Stephen Snell - No Stephen i am sorry but you are incorrect. i am an Electrician and have been for 15 years. I can assure you that the fuse/mcb is there to protect the cable. Not the appliance.
@@stephensnell1379 Sorry Stephen. Michael is correct. The only purpose of the fuse in the plug is to protect the flex from fault/overload and NOT the appliance. Sometimes the appliance designer will rely on the plug fuse when it's a high load device like a hoover or washing machine but low current devices e.g. audio/tv etc need internal fusing. Even a 3 Amp fuse doesn't come close to offering protection to prevent fire in those cases. And as he said, if in doubt, contact a qualified electrician. The plugs are designed so that anyone who knows how to wire one can do it. If you don't know how to wire one then ask a competent person. The most appropriate being a qualified electrician who can not only explain how, but also why it's done that way.
Looking for someone to create a similar video for me. Are you a qualified UK electrician? Interested in producing a video explaining how to wire a plug, what to do, what not to do, etc? Budget isn't excessive, but can pay :-) Comment and I'll get in touch. Thanks.
you dont cut radially with cutters, you will knick the insulation , very bad advice , cut down the end and split, or use a knife and only score round the outside, then split it open
this is not all correct. when wiring a plug the brown should be the shortest/ tightest cable then the blue then the earth. this is so if the cable is pulled out of the plug the brown live will come off first and stop the appliance from working. if the earth was the tightest then this would disconnect first. but the appliance would still work but not have an earth. very dangerous situation.
Thankyou so much! I wired my plug earlier and fused the flat, thank god for a trip switch!
However, I used your video and realised I had copper wires touching . Thanks again!
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Excellent Tutorial for UK mains plugs. I did an Engineering Apprenticeship with the MOD in the UK.
Here in the Philippines, the mains wiring in homes often does not use 3 core cable nor follow a colour code. Plugs are often 2 pin only!
This was great, and very helpful. I feel it could have illustrated a bit more just how awkward it can be to strip off the white casing wihtout damaging the 3 inner cables that was what I found trickiest. I think what helped me in the end was using a miniature pair of wire cutters instead of a bigger pair. Probalby best done with one of the proper cable stripper things though?
I just fixed my plug.Thank you
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
I could listen to you all day long.
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Excellent job. Nicely explained. Well done
Job well done, great content ☘️
Thank u it really helps me
brown should have been shorter and green/yellow longer and strip more insulation , twist the conductors then fold them back on themselves so that twice the area of conductor goes in to the terminal
oh really? probably should have read this comment before I did the plug. But will it still fit through the hole when doubled? Hole did not seem that big!
Thanks info well received
I use a knife to cut the outer sheath, you bend away from the part you're cutting and score gently so that the strain pulls the sheath apart to avoid scoring the insulation on the wires.
An additional thing I do at home is tin the ends of the wires (I really ought to get ferrules and a ferrule crimper like what I have at work, but at home I already have solder and a solder gun, so that's the way I normally do it.)
Thank you for the information i fixed after seeing the video. Appreciated.Woodie's TV.
Useful one. Thanks.
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I tried to use this video to fix my Intellivision, but Mum wouldn’t let me due to risk of electric shock or just for other shit.
Very helpful
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Nice vid but when you stripped the wire you nicked the neutral .
thanks for the tip
Thank you.
Lovely voice young lady.. only one observation, don't hold the plug in your hand so much do it on a bench. The number of people I have seen in hospital with a screwdriver in their hands... from wiring plugs, one slip and your stab your self. Other than that nice clear video.
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Very helpful; not quite sure what the somewhat menacing drum beats in the background add though! :-))
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Yesterday when I tightened a terminal all the copper strands broke into pieces. Did I overtighten it?
great video, how risky is to over expose the copper from the hole?
Ideally a soldering iron to tin the bared wires but as a compromise, divide the strands of each wire in two, twist each to form two tails, then twist the two tails together. This helps keep the strands together.
I was taught to never run tin the wires because solder can slowly creep and give way over time under the screws pressure and eventually come loose causing the contact resistance to rise.
@@gaz312
I've heard of solder joints going dry causing bad connections which in fact I've experience in a crank sensor on a car. Soldering of wires in a plug prevents any stands from being broken off when the screw is tightened.
@@spannerssockets6308 Had a strand breaking experience yesterday. Had thought of using solder. But went ahead with lesser tightening of the screws. I'm no electrician. Was making an extension cable. I wanted the screws to be as tight as possible so that the wires will not come loose. a moment latter I realized that I had connected a wire to the wrong terminal and while undoing it found that all the strands were broken within the screw hole. Was the copper quality poor for every strand to break? The cable was a damn cheap 3 core 1.5 sqmm. But it was not old. It was the first 30 metres from a fresh unopened coil in a shop. I also felt duped because the guage is thinner than a reputed brand's 1.5 sqmm single core wire. It feels like it's only 1 sqmm.
According to the latest standards. Soldering of wires for use in screw terminals is now forbidden by UL , AstaBEAB etc.. This is because there is greater strength in multiple thin wires than a single thicker wire, by soldering (tinning) the cable you are converting the individual strands into one strand. So this old practice is now frowned upon…
@@jamescraig1734
Yet if one of the strands breaks, it reduces the wire's capacity. What you can do is divide the strands into two bunches, twist the separate bunches, then twist the two bunches together.
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Isn`t there a saying Brown to the right because the second letter in brown is R ( Right) and the second letter in blue is L ( Left)?
Is that a mains tester you’re using for a screwdriver?
Good explanation! The plugs in uk come with a standard hole where the wire goes through, so what I need to do if the wire is much thinner than the hole? Or it's not a problem a big hole edge around the wire?
The plug cover is to ensure you dont come in contact with a live conductor. Wiring it as shown should be fine. If the cable is thin, you can double up the exposed copper and terminate it so that the screw gets a good hold of the cable
@@1989Chrisc I'm not talking about the plug cover, I'm talking about this: th-cam.com/users/shortsNYGCyKDQK6k?feature=share. Open the video and you gonna understand! Look the empty space! How I could cover this empty space? betwen the wire and covers? Thank you
@@shitGreece what is the cable connected to?
@@shitGreece you could use a little rubber gromit.
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Why you don't use ferrils on the wire for a secure tightening.because not all plugs are easy to connect.
thanks...
So I just went through some of the more recent TH-cam Videos on how to install a plug and neither the US or English ones use ferrule endcaps to maintain a proper wire cross section once the terminals have been fastened on them OR use a significantly longer grounding wire for it to be able to do its job until the very last moment in case the cord gets pulled out of the plug.
What's up with that? Is this really just a German thing?
Thank you for this tip. This all really needs to be in a single best set of instructions.
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Thank you! Please, what is the thing at the right side of the plug head? Is this a fuse? German plugs do not have this....
because right side is phase wire line wire so in this side fuse use must and left side is negitive side nutural
@The secular humanist ok sir I know I m electronics engineer
@The secular humanist It's because back in 1947 just after WW2, there was a copper shortage. When the standard BS 1363 plugs and sockets was created, it is cheaper to have a single loop of wire going to all of the socket in the house. These are called ring mains and are typically rated at 32 amps. The fuse protects the cable from the plug to the appliance and this is not rated for 32 A. Tye fuse provide protection.
Yes its a fuse to protect the appliance cable in the event of a fault.
Vry good
I have a question. When I was fixing my vacuum cleaner plug I noticed that the copper was exposed on one of the wires, but after I fixed it the vacuum cleaner worked. My question is why did the exposed copper stop my vacuum cleaner from working even though it wasn't touch anything else.
This would be because the exposed copper wouldn’t be connected properly into the terminal and giving off an electrical connection
Thank
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Mistake number one. You don't just cut the wires off if they're damaged. You nick the cable jacket and then use those damaged wires as a draw-string to expose the fresh wire further down the cable. When you have fresh wire cut them to length. And cut off the excess jacket. then use a spring loaded wire stripper to expose the copper wire. Might be a good idea to tin the wire as well with some solder just to leave a smart job. OK not many people do that last bit. 😂
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why do you have fuses in the plug
I've only got two wires
Red and black?
Where can I purchase plug you used?
if u have two wire it means u have one phase and one nutural earh is not so you use two pin plu
@@practicallab didn't work!
@@philmontejano5971 what means did not work what is the problem explainn
@@philmontejano5971 if u have some problem plz check your fuse
@@practicallab so there's no limit to how much electricity or watts can a omni Adapter handle ?
I thought she would be better at wiring the plug the brown is bent should be straight should be trimmed down
yes and leave some earth slack, not slack on the live, she would fail her gcse on this
Not a bad effort. At least you explained the importance of correct fusing... However, The fuse protects the cable and not the appliance. The loading of the appliance dictates the size of the cable needed and the fuse size needed to protect that cable. If in doubt contact a qualified electrician.
You are wrong there-A fuse protects an appliance and completes an electric circuit but should a fault occur the fuse will blow to stop an overload
No electrician is needed
Any person can do it
Stephen Snell - No Stephen i am sorry but you are incorrect. i am an Electrician and have been for 15 years. I can assure you that the fuse/mcb is there to protect the cable. Not the appliance.
It protect the appliance you idiot. I should know myself.
@@stephensnell1379 Sorry Stephen. Michael is correct. The only purpose of the fuse in the plug is to protect the flex from fault/overload and NOT the appliance. Sometimes the appliance designer will rely on the plug fuse when it's a high load device like a hoover or washing machine but low current devices e.g. audio/tv etc need internal fusing. Even a 3 Amp fuse doesn't come close to offering protection to prevent fire in those cases. And as he said, if in doubt, contact a qualified electrician. The plugs are designed so that anyone who knows how to wire one can do it. If you don't know how to wire one then ask a competent person. The most appropriate being a qualified electrician who can not only explain how, but also why it's done that way.
Looking for someone to create a similar video for me. Are you a qualified UK electrician? Interested in producing a video explaining how to wire a plug, what to do, what not to do, etc? Budget isn't excessive, but can pay :-) Comment and I'll get in touch. Thanks.
What's that 13A thing?
It's a fuse to protect the cable from the plug to the appliance
you dont cut radially with cutters, you will knick the insulation , very bad advice , cut down the end and split, or use a knife and only score round the outside, then split it open
What if the cable only has the blue and brown wires?
brown to fuse blue to nutael no earth dont use it
@@wheel-lee Thanks for answering, but I did not understand this sentence. Can you please clarify what fuse you are talking about and what not to use?
@@tandago7281 if there’s no earth (green&yellow) wire, don’t use it
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Looks easy but if I try I will ruin everything
The live and neutral wires are too long - the live should have no slack so that if pulled, it comes out first and the earth comes out last
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this is not all correct. when wiring a plug the brown should be the shortest/ tightest cable then the blue then the earth.
this is so if the cable is pulled out of the plug the brown live will come off first and stop the appliance from working. if the earth was the tightest then this would disconnect first. but the appliance would still work but not have an earth. very dangerous situation.
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if you know why you on this video lmao
exactly and if you look at the very end of the video she actually has the earth the proper length as in a different plug to what she done.
A 5 year old could do this without a tutorial I mean I'm 14 and I'm wiring up Christmas light and coding them to music
Fair play to you , but you are the one that clicked on this
haha no one cares
Who gives a fk
Good for you. Not everyone is as handy.
why are you wiring Christmas lights in October then XD
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THERE ARE OTHER TYPES OF 3 PIN PLUGS, PLEASE MAKE VIDEOS ON THEM. THEY HAVE NO FUSE.
IMO, THEY ARE EASIER TO USE.
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