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Electrical Question.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 12:11 pm
by Yorick
A lass we know runs a donkey sanctuary and money is tight.
Last week she ran over her 25m cable lead reel thingy. Nothing works now. And doesn't wind in or out.
To help, can I chop the lead where it goes into the reel and then reattach the cable to one of these? Then loop the cable by hand
Seems OK but leccy scares me.
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Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 12:31 pm
by weeksy
Just go buy her another one
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:17 pm
by Sadlonelygit
Perhaps a trip to El Specsavers might be a better investment!
I was going to say something silly about water ingress to the socket.......but then I remembered where you live!
Should be fine btw!
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:20 pm
by Yorick
weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 12:31 pm
Just go buy her another one
50€. I do plenty of work there anyway.
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:29 pm
by mangocrazy
The short answer to your question is yes, what you're planning is perfectly feasible. The sockets on the reel will be toast (as you've already discovered) but the cable should be fine. I'm not a big fan of those 'sockets on a reel' thingies - the plugs normally conspire to get in the way of each other. I'm sure it's deliberate, so you don't overload the rather puny cable those things come with.
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:48 pm
by iansoady
Not only that, if you leave the cable coiled and use it for a big load eg an electric heater, the cable can overheat and melt. Yes it happened to me......
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 7:12 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
iansoady wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:48 pm
Not only that, if you leave the cable coiled and use it for a big load eg an electric heater, the cable can overheat and melt. Yes it happened to me......
Leave it in a bucket of water to prevent this happening.
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:14 am
by iansoady
You're the first person to make me smile today....
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 1:37 pm
by Yorick
All done thanks.
I've given her my old 25m cable reel and I'll just keep her bodged one as a spare.
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2024 9:15 pm
by A_morti
Ideally you'd find an old or high quality multi socket which still is held together by screws rather than clips and glue, and rewire the cable into it properly.
Re: Electrical Question.
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2024 10:40 pm
by Yorick
A_morti wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 9:15 pm
Ideally you'd find an old or high quality multi socket which still is held together by screws rather than clips and glue, and rewire the cable into it properly.
I found a proper female connector to do the job.