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<blockquote data-quote="Alan22" data-source="post: 1129025" data-attributes="member: 417507">Yeah I won't be plugging anything in until I know if it's safe or not, last thing I need is to fry all my kit, and even without that risk, being a builder I always make sure my electrics are safe, I'm no sparks, but I know more than anyone who has not wired anything up before (above putting on a 13A plug, back when you had too), the last I recall manufacturers had to pre-fit plugs on nearly everything because people didn't know how to do something that basic and dying in the process, hell even the councils 'qualified' sparks contractors that came in and rewired our house were useless, I made a 13 page report of the dangerous condition they left it in, faceplates hanging off leaving space for little fingers,&nbsp; touched 1 wire under the floor and it tripped the fuse box as it shorted out, so I made it good myself so I knew it was done right, it's just been a long time so triple checking first.But those connectors are no use for anything but coax connections, any satellite fitting has to be screw thread by the nature of it's design, but I have used such connectors in a mates place when he got rid of Virgin, as he had no roof aerial, but the free satellite channels were still on, so I just hooked up Virgins lead to one of those and plugged it in, job done, but I did come across some 'compression' fittings, some require a tool, others are self compressing, these are probably what I was thinking of saying new style before I saw the name earlier while hunting, and if the writing is anything to go by they are weather tight as well, so will look closer at them when time allows, but at least I know what I'm up to now.Thanks for all the help guys, it's saved my sanity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alan22, post: 1129025, member: 417507"] Yeah I won't be plugging anything in until I know if it's safe or not, last thing I need is to fry all my kit, and even without that risk, being a builder I always make sure my electrics are safe, I'm no sparks, but I know more than anyone who has not wired anything up before (above putting on a 13A plug, back when you had too), the last I recall manufacturers had to pre-fit plugs on nearly everything because people didn't know how to do something that basic and dying in the process, hell even the councils 'qualified' sparks contractors that came in and rewired our house were useless, I made a 13 page report of the dangerous condition they left it in, faceplates hanging off leaving space for little fingers, touched 1 wire under the floor and it tripped the fuse box as it shorted out, so I made it good myself so I knew it was done right, it's just been a long time so triple checking first. But those connectors are no use for anything but coax connections, any satellite fitting has to be screw thread by the nature of it's design, but I have used such connectors in a mates place when he got rid of Virgin, as he had no roof aerial, but the free satellite channels were still on, so I just hooked up Virgins lead to one of those and plugged it in, job done, but I did come across some 'compression' fittings, some require a tool, others are self compressing, these are probably what I was thinking of saying new style before I saw the name earlier while hunting, and if the writing is anything to go by they are weather tight as well, so will look closer at them when time allows, but at least I know what I'm up to now. Thanks for all the help guys, it's saved my sanity. [/QUOTE]

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