Anyone adding strain relief to your LE Enclosure?

[memphislights]

Here is a pic of a completed 3 wire female outs, with a common ground.

[WWNF911]

Very professional looking. You sure this is your 1st time?   LOL   

[memphislights]

Not if you count the 3 or 4 LOR PC units that I just connected cords for.

I am still figuring out the process.  It is still taking a long time to get it right.

Here is the short list of steps.

Stripping back and extra 2 inches of insulation on the cords. (done ahead of time)
Twisting and snipping extra wire on the 3 leads.
Crimping the ring connector for the ground.

Cutting and then grinding the "fingers" so that the clamps will be able to screw in tight.
Getting the 3 holes drilled for the clamps.
Drilling and mounting the ground post.

Squeezing 8 fat 16 gauge cords into a 1" hole twice.  Baby powder works wonders here.

Screwing down the wires seems to take the longest for me since I get paranoid about the wire not coming out.  The connector does not seem to hold the wire tight unless I feel like I am overtightening it.  That is the other reason that I felt that I needed the strain relief.

My first LE that I added the strain relief to is a ugly, but I made it work since I don't really want to redo it.  The picture was my second attempt.

[DPingel]

memphislights,

I liked the way you set up your LE's cords.

Attached is an image of my LE.

Thanks,

[memphislights]

Pretty

[wbuehler]

memphislights,

I liked the way you set up your LE's cords.

Attached is an image of my LE.

Thanks,

Nice

Bill

[lonewolf41]

memphislights,

I liked the way you set up your LE's cords.

Attached is an image of my LE.

Thanks,

It looks like the upper or right (depending on how you look at it) incoming neutral wire was nicked when you stripped the outer jacket off.  It looks like I can see copper amongst the white on that wire.  The black might be the same way, but I can't tell for sure.  It probably would not be a big deal, but I would put some electrical tape on it none-the-less just for thoroughness.  Could be the picture, but thought I would bring it up.  Can't be too careful.

Looks super nice by the way.

-Keith

[RJ]

Very nice!

Can I ask what the purpose of hooking all the safetys together is for?
Normal if it was a metal case and they were all tied to it I could see it.

RJ

[memphislights]

I connected all of my grounds together for 3 reasons.

1.  just in case.
2.  it shouldn't hurt anything.
3.  didn't want to cut and heat shrink 216 cords (this was a wash since I crimped 216 cords)