Comments on: Make: Cable Light Connectors

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:31:16 +0000

I want to know what kind of cable are you using. I want to know if aircraft cable can be used in cable lighting. Thanks, in advance.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:24:25 +0000

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:35:15 +0000

Hi Bill – Very cool project. I found it on the Make blog and nearly spit out my drink when I saw your name attached. However, it completely makes sense that you are a contributor to my favorite magazine!!!

Send me an email, we need to catch up!
-Kevin

By: DIY cable light connectors | Something to share

DIY cable light connectors | Something to share — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:26:52 +0000

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By: bbum

bbum — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:01:29 +0000

The body of the connection acts as conductor.

By: David

David — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:44:43 +0000

So does the vertical cable (that runs to the lighting fixture) contact the horizontal cable or does the body of the connection (hex nut and set screw) form part of the circuit? In any case, nicely done and definitely an improvement on the copper hook.

By: John C. Randolph

John C. Randolph — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:31:48 +0000

Taps and number drills… Takes me back to my high school summer job.

One of these years, I’ll build myself a machine shop. Some of those old pre-CNC lathes and mills can be had for surprisingly little money these days, especially the smaller ones.

-jcr

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DIY cable light connectors » Developages - Development and Technology Blog — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:53:59 +0000

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By: bbum

bbum — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:42:28 +0000

I tried that.

Worked well enough.

Looked like crap in comparison to the two machined connectors that I did have.

By: Pierre Bernard

Pierre Bernard — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:15:32 +0000

I used crocodile clip. Cheap. Easy.

On the other end of the (stiff) wire, I used screw terminals stripped of their plastic parts. This makes for minimalist sockets.

Pierre