gregf27
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| posted on 26/1/11 at 10:21 PM |
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any good deals for 50m extension cables?
Am looking to buy a 50m 240v drum extension cable , anyone know of any good deals around at the min??
cheers
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MikeR
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| posted on 26/1/11 at 11:07 PM |
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Thats a heck of an extension - be careful how much power you put through it, you'll get a (reletively) lot of restistance and volt drop.
Probably ok for 95% of all uses but just mentioning before you try putting 3.5kw through it and something melts.
ps 35 quid ish on amazon for a silverline version.
[Edited on 26/1/11 by MikeR]
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balidey
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| posted on 27/1/11 at 08:05 AM |
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£42 at toolstation.
Last time I bought a long one was from Argos, but to be honest it felt cheap (mainly the drum and stand) and I wished I have spent some more and got a
better quality one from either Toolstation or Screwfix.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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Peteff
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| posted on 27/1/11 at 12:59 PM |
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Buy a drum of 4.0mm or 2.5mm Arctic cable and put a plug on one end and a socket on the other. Don't use it rolled up at all if you are welding
off it. A 50 metre cable will be heavy are you sure you need that much?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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JoelP
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| posted on 27/1/11 at 01:17 PM |
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50m of 2.5mm 3 core arctic is over £50. But, the cable was always going to be the most expensive part. Id make one myself and spec it as tight as
possible for what you want it for - if temporary and low load, consider a roll of 1mm t&e cable, for under £20.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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BenB
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| posted on 27/1/11 at 02:44 PM |
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Just be careful if it's not fully unravelled. My last reel got had a rating of 3A wound, 13A unwound. My wife managed to put 26A through it
wound.
It sure got hot  The innermost 6-7" were just a mass of fused, melted cable.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 27/1/11 at 04:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Just be careful if it's not fully unravelled. My last reel got had a rating of 3A wound, 13A unwound. My wife managed to put 26A through it
wound.
It sure got hot The innermost 6-7" were just a mass of fused, melted cable.
Even more fun when you try and switch it off, and the collapsing magnetic field induces enough current to weld the switch contacts together.
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