Cut through hedge trimmer cable

AlecEiffel

Hi all.

Managed to cut through the hedge trimmer cable a while back. Is it simply a case (and safe) of just fit a new plug to the remaining cable attached to the trimmer? (Still a few meters remaining but original plug is sealed)

bryanb

Yes perfectly safe as long as there is no damage to the remaining cable.

AlecEiffel

Great, thanks!

colalba

aye and buy a plug in rcd power breaker so you don't kill yourself if it happens again.

squeekswhenwalking

Done the same myself, found now if I attach the cord to my belt about two feet from trimmer I don't catch the cord in the trimmer

Nilrem

I think there is a small connector that used to be popular with garden tools (I vaguely remember it being standard on Bosch or Black and Decker tools) at one time, which is an in-line (fairly flat) plug/socket specifically intended for garden gear (usually orange and slightly rubbery feel), I think it's semi splash proof.

They cost about £3-5 and are pretty great for fixing this sort of thing, especially as you can use them in combination with a long cable for all your garden tools (we used to have one that had an RCD at the house end).
I think this is it (I think there is a three pin version as well in case an earth is needed).

As colalba says get a plug in RCD breaker if you've not already got one, they're life savers.

kamakazi

you could also put a female plug socket on the one end of the cable (the one that still has the male plug on it ) so you still have a decent length cable for your trimmer and it will also double up as a short(er) extension cable

DoctorFoster

If you use any if those connectors make sure the female part goes on the plug end and the male on the cutter end.

buglawton

Don't homes have RCD breakers built into the main fuse box nowadays?

DoctorFoster

buglawton wrote: »

Don't homes have RCD breakers built into the main fuse box nowadays?

New builds do.

Ebe_Scrooge

buglawton wrote: »

Don't homes have RCD breakers built into the main fuse box nowadays?

I think so. Mine certainly does. And the standard circuit breakers are super-sensitive - every time a bulb blows it trips the circuit. A slight annoyance, but at least it shows they're working, and doing what they should