cut through hedge cutters!!!

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molerat wrote: »

That could be done but is a dangerous bodge job. The cable, depending on where the cut is, needs replacing.

Buy a 2 pole garden equipment plug http://www.screwfix.com/prods/16262/Electrical-Supplies/Cable-Accessories/Cable-Connectors/Rubber-Cable-Connector similar should be available from any garden centre. Cut the cable off about 30cm from the tool and fit the plug connector (the one with the two prongs on, you would be suprised how many people do it the other way round :eek:). Fit the other end to the remaining cable if it is long enough. I do this whenever I buy a new tool with a long attatched cable that way I only have one cable to swap between all the tools and only one to wrap up after a long day in the garden.

When the op next cuts the cable (which seems quite probable ) it is a simple fix

We opted for the 3 pin 10 amp lead connector which was under a fiver from focus just like connecting a plug.:cool:

Yep lol we can just re connect if the same thing happens again ....as you said :D

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I agree about not connecting the wires together and putting bodgey tape round.

juliescot

Given that is two trimmers you have gone through I suggest a quality pair of shears.

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balloo wrote: »

Cant you just join the wires back using 3 connector blocks (about a £1 a strip) matching the colors together and wrap insulating tape around it? Next time wear the power cord over your shoulders round the back of your neck out of the wayof the cutter.

Good idea to make sure i put the cord round the back of me.
I used to do this with horse clippers so you would have thought i would have been more careful!!

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juliescot wrote: »

Given that is two trimmers you have gone through I suggest a quality pair of shears.

LOL too true, i would certainly have well toned upper arms after doing all the hedges.;)

Shame because even my shears are blunt at the moment

Tigerlilley1980

Just a suggestion, have you tried freecycle? If there is one in your area you might be able to get another set from someone! Tiger x

thriftymomma

I would just buy a new one and be more careful!

Aries

I also cut through the cable twice.
I dare not risk doing it a third time so I bought some cordless ones.
They do a good job.

valk_scot

balloo wrote: »

Cant you just join the wires back using 3 connector blocks (about a £1 a strip) matching the colors together and wrap insulating tape around it? Next time wear the power cord over your shoulders round the back of your neck out of the wayof the cutter.

Yes, and then what happens when this section gets dragged through a boggy bit of grass that you hadn't realised was wet? Bang is what happens, unless you've got a RCD on the plug end. Even then, these things do take a leeetle bit of time.

Davesnave

This is not an electrician's job. There are only two wires, as all modern electric hedge trimmers are double insulated and have no earth. It is impossible to connect them the wrong way round. Like one of the other posters, I deliberately cut mine fairly close to the machine and fit a rubber snap connector (the right way round - prongs on the machine end!) This stops the inevitable tangle-ups one can have with a long lead that is twisted this way and that. It also means that if anyone pulls too hard on the lead, this connection tends to give first.

The real killer with electricity in the garden is the absence of a proper 30 milliamp trip on the circuit. It is very dramatic when one cuts through the lead and a shower of sparks goes everywhere, but it is the innocent little cut wire lying in the long, wet grass which does the killing when the gardener picks it up carelessly. A portable trip switch, suitable for outside, is cheap to buy if you haven't a suitably protected outdoor circuit. It will maybe save your life. Without one, no amount of qualified electricians rewiring your hedgetrimmer can make you entirely safe!