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Old 4th Jun 2019, 6:36 pm   #123
G6Tanuki
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Default Re: Any other plug collectors out there?

I'm surprised that nobody has come up with an IDC (Insulation Displacement Connector) design for a 13A plug. It would have made fitting a lot easier.

Cut the three wires to the same length, shove them unstripped into the relevant holes, and tighten the cover [which pushes the wires onto a a set of sharp pins to pierce the insulation and complete the circuit].

There is a form of IDC used on the 'festoon' bulbholders for things like large christmas-tree lights or to illuminate scaffolding.
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