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Metal Cable Ties

I have been told that "BS 7671 States that the use of metal cable ties is required for cables of certain gauges". Is there anything somewhere like this in the regs?

0 mapj1 over 5 years ago

Yes.

For that sort of job the design of the penny washer and swizzle of armour attachment requires a full maker's documentation pack including assembly drawings and installation instructions, test results for representative environments, traceability for the suppliers of the washers and the wire offcuts, and an ultimate sign off by the design authority, all at five pounds a minute per person in the supply chain.

There is a reason things like HS2 cost so much and it takes longer to fix the escalators at one station than it took to put the whole line in when the Victorians did it originally.

Or at the level of feet on the step ladders in the garage of no2 subway street however , you could just invent it on the fly and see who complains. I think in a horses for courses way you are doing the right thing, it just tickles me to see the contrast.
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0 Chris Pearson over 5 years ago

ebee:

Hoy, not just Yorkshire, us Lancashires do likewise, reet! now think on

Shh, that's our secret!
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0 Zoomup over 5 years ago

Chris Pearson:

Zoomup:

A sufficient number of twists held under a penny washer creates a good solid fixing.

Clearly not a Yorkshireman, else it would be a ha'penny washer. ?

Chris,

I love Yorkshire and did live there many years ago.

I remember in the 70s (perhaps) visiting the Fairfax Arms in Gilling East for a pint. It was a busy night for the pub. We were sitting and talking and suddenly the lights went out and the kitchen stopped working. A main fuse had blown. There was a three phase head but only two phases were connected. I offered my services and removed the blown fuse, instructed the landlord to turn off everything that was not essential in the kitchen. I then used the fuse from the unconnected phase to power up the pub. Luckily there was a fuse in the carrier.

I got a free pint for that.

Z.
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0 Former Community Member over 5 years ago

I was recently working on a massive office refub and the alarm company were using all plastic zip ties on tray for their red fp cables.

They got pulled up in it so every few metres wrapped a bit of silver banding round the cables on the tray.

Looks blooming awful considering most of the stuff is on show and its a new fit out...

Are metal ties really that expensive...?
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