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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Bramlet on February 10, 2012, 09:17:17 pm
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I just wrapped some electrical tape around the mains cables and stuck them to the back of the dust cover. Is this acceptable short term and long term?
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Use marrettes/mar connectors/wire nuts. They are safe enough for your wall, so its fine for your cab.
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I don't want to get rid of the spades though.
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Are you using male and female spades plugged into eachother? or two of the same wrapped together?
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I just unscrewed them from the power supply and kept them separate. The marquee lights will be flowing through these wires though.
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Not a safe setup. :-[ Use marrettes as Richard suggested. You will have to cut off the spade lugs or get a terminal block where you can attach the spade lugs under a screw.
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Ok I would rather get a terminal block because these wires are as short as they can go and I want a quick reconversion process.
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Not a safe setup. :-[ Use marrettes as Richard suggested. You will have to cut off the spade lugs or get a terminal block where you can attach the spade lugs under a screw.
+ 100 :applaud:
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Not a safe setup. :-[ Use marrettes as Richard suggested. You will have to cut off the spade lugs or get a terminal block where you can attach the spade lugs under a screw.
+ 100 :applaud:
+1000
Taping together wires with a possible nebulous connection, then taping them to a flammable material ain't a particularly good idea.
Since this looks like a dedicated cab, I am hoping that any required monitor isolation is being done.
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unused wires should be snip/remove off.
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OK I got a terminal block and screwed it down, I even stacked another on top so nothing can fall down into it.
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Looks good and safe now. Print out a label and stick it beside the strip saying Danger 120V
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Not a safe setup. :-[ Use marrettes as Richard suggested. You will have to cut off the spade lugs or get a terminal block where you can attach the spade lugs under a screw.
+ 100 :applaud:
+1000
Taping together wires with a possible nebulous connection, then taping them to a flammable material ain't a particularly good idea.
Since this looks like a dedicated cab, I am hoping that any required monitor isolation is being done.
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You've already found a solution, but keep the following in mind on future projects. One should have no qualms cutting and capping or modifying a wire if one is dealing with anything over the standard "safe" voltages. Wires are cheap, a couple of dollars at most. Your home, your life, your family etc etc is certainly worth more than a couple of dollars.