hedge trimmer question

jafsie

If you have been a complete plank and you have cut through the hedge trimmer cable is there a safe way to mend it or is it bin time and buy another?:(

ormus

jafsie

Where would one find such things Ormus and what are they called?

Thanks

MX5huggy

I would take the trimmer apart and re wire the cable in the handle of the trimmer.

ormus

http://www.toolbox.co.uk/smj-smjrc2pbc-rubber-plug-2502-97376

any decent diy/electrical place will sell em.

pendulum

If it was a lawn mower chances are you'd cut the cable in the middle and then you'd have to join it with a plug
But its a hedge trimmer so chances are you have cut through the cable very near to the device
In that case just unscrew the case of the hedge trimmer and disconnect the old (cut) peice of cable from the device, noticing how it is wired up first. Get the other end of the lead and splice it so that the wires are showing and screw the wires into the terminals of the hedge trimmer in exactly the same way it was wired before, no need to buy anything!

diable

pendulum wrote: »

If it was a lawn mower chances are you'd cut the cable in the middle and then you'd have to join it with a plug
But its a hedge trimmer so chances are you have cut through the cable very near to the device
In that case just unscrew the case of the hedge trimmer and disconnect the old (cut) peice of cable from the device, noticing how it is wired up first. Get the other end of the lead and splice it so that the wires are showing and screw the wires into the terminals of the hedge trimmer in exactly the same way it was wired before, no need to buy anything!

Can be a pain as on of the newer trimmers they have started using security screws. Connector blocks and some insulating tape should suffice.

mrschaucer

What Ormus said, but make sure it's a WATERPROOF one.

jafsie

Thanks everybody, problem sorted went with ormus's remedy as it doesn't look like the wiring within the appliance can be got at

ormus

mrschaucer wrote: »

What Ormus said, but make sure it's a WATERPROOF one.

aye.
but i dont recommend trimming the hedges in the rain.
nor any job in the rain with a 240v appliance.

ps
any type of garden 240v equipment should be plugged into a RCD device.

27col

If you are using one of the connectors shown by ormus, make sure that the half with the pins sticking out is wired to the cable from the appliance and the half with the socket holes is connected to the cable going to the mains plug. If you wire it the other way it is very dangerous as the exposed pins will be live when the cable is plugged in. These connectors do tend to separate in use, so care is needed when using them, particularly on a hedge trimmer. I speak from experience as , for years, I had one long cable and several garden appliances, all with this type of connector on their cables. As ormus says, don't forget the RCD.