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Wiska boxes with wagos

Baldyhugh

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I’ve been a fan of wiska boxes for a while now and have been more commonly using the 407’s which come with the 3 lever 221 wagos and a mounting block included. Whilst I find the wagos great for lighting circuits I find the mounting block a bit fiddly and as such tend not to use them, just tucking the wagos neatly into the box once terminated. My question is, do wagos need to be fastened or suppported on some way inside an adaptable box? 
 

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    mapj1: 
     

    welding the tips of the twisted cores is a very Russian/Soviet block thing to do . It does make for an incredibly solid joint, and circuit remains connected even if the fitting is removed,  but it tends to fracture where the softer copper of the core enters the weld, and the process  burns the insulation back  so has to be sleeved. 

    It also makes unpicking for inspection and test all but impossible, but that was never on the agenda in those places. Not the sort of thing you see in the UK. Commonly done with a carbon rod or a motor brush.

    Mike.

    There used to be a local spark who soldered every core together on rings, must have taken him ages to do rewire

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    mapj1: 
     

    welding the tips of the twisted cores is a very Russian/Soviet block thing to do . It does make for an incredibly solid joint, and circuit remains connected even if the fitting is removed,  but it tends to fracture where the softer copper of the core enters the weld, and the process  burns the insulation back  so has to be sleeved. 

    It also makes unpicking for inspection and test all but impossible, but that was never on the agenda in those places. Not the sort of thing you see in the UK. Commonly done with a carbon rod or a motor brush.

    Mike.

    There used to be a local spark who soldered every core together on rings, must have taken him ages to do rewire

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