Re: Wiki: Cable clip

[NT]

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=3D=3D=3DNails=3D=3D=3D [[Cable]] clip [[nail]]s are hardened, and usually go into [[masonry]]. If getting them in proves impossible,

pin plugs] may be used. These are little [[wallplug]]s designed for pins. Or any type of resin [[glue]] can go into masonry [[Drill bit|holes]] instead.

=3D=3D=3DSpacing=3D=3D=3D Maximum permitted distance between cable fixings:

*PVC cable upto 9mm dia: horizontal 25cm, vertical 40cm *PVC cable 10-15mm dia: horizontal 30cm, vertical 40cm *PVC cable 16-20mm dia: horizontal 35cm, vertical 45cm *PVC cable 21-40mm dia: horizontal 40cm, vertical 55cm *MICC upto 9mm dia: horizontal 60cm, vertical 80cm *MICC 10-15mm dia: horizontal 90cm, vertical 1.2m *MICC 16-20mm dia: horizontal 1.5m, vertical 2m

=3D=3D=3DPlacement=3D=3D=3D Consistent spacing looks much neater than spacing estimated by eye. The quickest way is to cut a piece of card to the fit the space.

Mortar v brick

=3D=3D=3DShapes=3D=3D=3D Standard cable clips come in flat and round varieties. There are slight differences in proportions between T&E, twin and 3&E clips.

=3D=3D=3DColours=3D=3D=3D As well as white & grey clips, orange is used with orange [[Smoke Detectors|fire alarm]] cable.

=3D=3DOther types=3D=3D ;P clip :metal strap that wraps round the cable, sleeved with [[plastic]], hole at each end of strap for a single fixing. Mainly used with [[Cable|pyro]]. Much more fire resistant than plastic clips.

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Buckle clip] :thin [[metal]] strap with a slot in a wider bit at one end, and a nail through the middle. Less visually instrusive than plastic clips. Seldom used now.

;2 cable clip :Much like a standard plastic cable clip, but fixes 2 [[cables] and has 2 [[nails]], one on each side of the cables. Little seen.

=3D=3DSee also=3D=3D

*[[Cable]] *[[:Category:Fixings]]

[[Category:Basics]] [[Category:Electrical]] [[Category:Fixings]] ? fire, tv

[ARWadsworth]

I wonder if it is worth mentioning that if a clip cannot be hammered into the horizontal mortar joints they can still often be hammered into the vertical joints

[NT]

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didnt know that - do you know why? Less compaction?

NT

[Robin]

I suggest you add re importance of eye protection when hammering hardened nails. You could x-ref

but worth saying something by way of warning for those of us who can't whack it right first time, every time.

[ARWadsworth]

No idea. Maybe a question for a new thread.

[NT]

Masonry nails really do need eyewear, they're a bit vicious. But tiny ones in plastic clips don't.

NT

[John Rumm]

I would add the comment from Table 4A OSG about the dimension of the major axis being taken as the diameter for flat cables such as T&E

Does seem to depend a bit on the bricky!