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Wagos in a 2G socket backbox....

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I'm running through the options with regards to terminating a 4mm2 ring when it comes to the sockets. For some of the 2G sockets there is plenty of space to easily / reliably terminate the 4mm2 cable, in others not so much.


What would be a whole lot easier (there is plenty of space as I fitted 35mm back boxes) would be to loop in and out via a couple of wago 221 3-way connectors using the 3rd way as a spur to the socket, allowing just a single cable needing to be clamped down at the socket terminal itself.


I'm sure I won't have been the first to have thought of this.


Thoughts please? The only limitation I can see is that I would'nt be able to spur off the socket (but could of course just use a wago with more ways).


It has been a long week and I just wanted to sense check this........


Thanks in advance


James
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    I don't see a problem. Any proper BS 1363 socket should take 2x 4mm² in each terminal, but I've had similar issues using 4mm² (BS 8436) cables which have a full size c.p.c. - needing a 3rd wire for the back box (I never did like relying on a fixed lug...) and ended up doing the same with Wagos for that with some brands of socket.

       - Andy.
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    I don't see a problem. Any proper BS 1363 socket should take 2x 4mm² in each terminal, but I've had similar issues using 4mm² (BS 8436) cables which have a full size c.p.c. - needing a 3rd wire for the back box (I never did like relying on a fixed lug...) and ended up doing the same with Wagos for that with some brands of socket.

       - Andy.
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