[TonyDaly]

QUOTE (Expat @ 24 Jul 2008, 10:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Harkins,

You can actually get some crimp type connectors which pierce the outer sheathing on the bus wire to make an electrical connection with the core. Might be worth getting a few to use as temporary connections until you are 100% satisfied with the whole wiring layout.

They are available from Express Models at this web site

www.expressmodels.co.uk/acatalog/index.html

Look under the "No Solder Power Bus Kit'.

Expat.

Hello.
These are also available from Rapid Electronics.They are called Crimp Blade Splice.

http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.asp...&kw=330190#

The order no you need is 33-0190 for the crimp & 33-0665 for the connector which fits into the above. I buy them by the bag of 100.

I am building my layout 21ft x 9ft at the moment & I am using them. They are easy to fit & if you have problems or want to move the splice to another location you can just take it off. A good strong pliars is what you need for the blue splice & a cheap crimp tool for the red blades which fit to your droppers.

If you want to know any more just let me know.

 

[TonyDaly]

QUOTE (harkins77 @ 24 Jul 2008, 13:45) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I spoke to Maplins on the retail park which is a massive store and they said they would have to order in the 32/0.2 cable on a reel so that I can get the length I need without cutting. I phoned the maplins in middlesbrough today which is a much smaller store but has been there for years since I was a kid and they have all the reels of the stuff I'm going to need and for both the red and black wire I want they have quoted me £20.50 for 15 meters of both colours in total which I think is pretty good. I will ask them when I go get the wire tomorrow about the connectors you guys are talking about but from previous experiance I am going to strip the area where the droppers are going to go then solder the wires in place and then I'm going to cover the joints in electrical tape so that the bare wires are covered properly.

So by the end of the weekend I should have all wires powered and up and running. Woohoo....

Hello.

You may find the cable you wany here at a better price.
http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.asp...p;uos=Reel,100m

What Richard said about the T Splice connectors is correct in that like any product, used correctly they do what they are supposed to do but the operative word here is Correctly.

 

[TonyDaly]

QUOTE (harkins77 @ 24 Jul 2008, 15:34) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks for the link Tony but I have already looked at that one and it works out more expensive by about 3 or 4 pounds and that is even without the postage. It's only a 5 mins drive to the Maplins that has the wire I require so that has pretty much swayed my decision really.

Hello.
Good for you. Take your time & enjoy. Its a great feeling when you get something to work as you want it to. Just remember there is plenty of help here should you need it.

 

[TonyDaly]

Glad you have got it going. It's great to get something up & running. You might post a few photos sometime.