Rickster1978
New Member
Hi all
Just looking for a bit of advice around extending my CT cable on a DIY battery only installation.
I’ve had to run armoured cable from the meter box under some patio slabs (path) and then into the garage. I’ve run shielded cat5 alongside it as I was advised not to bury the CT cable alongside the armoured.
One end of the CT clamp is just two wires so I’m just going to use one of the twisted pairs from the cat5. However I’m a little unsure how to proceed with the clamp end.
What have people done with this end. Is it actually possible to remove the clamp from the cable it comes on and attach to the cat5 cable or am I better off just cutting the clamp off and then joining it to the cat5 using some sort of crimps. I would usually use wago connectors for this type of thing but seen some suggestion that these shouldn’t be used.
What’s the best process for getting the clamp onto the new cat5?
Just looking for a bit of advice around extending my CT cable on a DIY battery only installation.
I’ve had to run armoured cable from the meter box under some patio slabs (path) and then into the garage. I’ve run shielded cat5 alongside it as I was advised not to bury the CT cable alongside the armoured.
One end of the CT clamp is just two wires so I’m just going to use one of the twisted pairs from the cat5. However I’m a little unsure how to proceed with the clamp end.
What have people done with this end. Is it actually possible to remove the clamp from the cable it comes on and attach to the cat5 cable or am I better off just cutting the clamp off and then joining it to the cat5 using some sort of crimps. I would usually use wago connectors for this type of thing but seen some suggestion that these shouldn’t be used.
What’s the best process for getting the clamp onto the new cat5?