Are all brands of flex more or less the same?

elstimpo

ormus wrote: »

homebase sell some led light strips for about 20 quid. my mate imports a similar product.
they cost him 76p in china.

With all due respect, that's nonsense.

karl-123

http://www.doncastercables.com/


good gear......

tony6403

elstimpo wrote: »

With all due respect, that's nonsense.

Don't be so dismissive - I bought a digital vernier caliper direct from China for £1.32 , the exact product sells for £32 at a national supplier.

Hintza

macman wrote: »

That's because the cost of copper is at an all-time high. Which is why signal cable is being nicked on a daily basis.

Scrap prices are down a fair bit bright wire now £3,700/ton v £5,000 earlier in the year.

elstimpo

tony6403 wrote: »

Don't be so dismissive - I bought a digital vernier caliper direct from China for £1.32 , the exact product sells for £32 at a national supplier.

My dismissive tone comes from 12 years experience owning, running and buying LED products.

Ben84

I've bought a whole range of different wires from various shops and even online over the years. I've paid a range of prices too. So far none have appeared to have any faults or fail early, my experience so far seems to be that cable is all about as good as any other.

What you do need to watch out for is ready made appliance leads, there's quite a few out there with dangerous plugs and other issues. This won't apply to buying just cable however.