in this video presentation we're gonna have a look at the Instinct range by Crabtree we've
looked at this rig before we've done it for the two plate method and i've gone on and extended it
and extended it over a series of videos including showing you the connections of the switches these
both be in two way switches and it's actually the layout of the connections on the back of
the instant range accessories that is a little bit different so we take our standard one gang two-way
switch the usual arrangement is a common terminal L1 and L2 laid out like so the instinct range has
all their terminations in a row so if we take a socket outlet and have a look at the back of that
we've got all our termination positions rowed out so we go this one here we go neutral CPC CPC and
line if we look at a fuse connection unit we've got them all in a row as well so we've got a set
of three here and a set of three there so let's have a look at what they've done with the two
way switch so one gang two-way switch and again we've got them in a line common L1 and L2 there's
some other features i want to show you about these that make it a strong product to select being an
electrical contractor but also a really good point for my students after using the traditional screw
down terminations slightly different the approach they've gone with their actual connections on the
instinct range so just bring the camera in i'm going to terminate one of these and we're going
to talk about the actual connections that have been made in the back of this accessory
so let's try and have a look at the back of one of these instinct one gang two-way switches so one
gang so turn it over oh a little bit interesting there i can see a bit of a GSH Electrical logo
what they've done is they've used laser etching in order to etch on my logo onto the front of the
switch you could have had it identified what the switch was doing maybe a qr code or something like
that so really nice touch that you can actually have it's not a transfer it's etched into the
actual plastic itself if i move it across here they did me actually two so i've got one there
with GSH Electrical on so this is on the instinct range so let's have a look at what's clever about
the back of these as well as them being in a line there's some really good features especially for
colleges i think they've got captive screws so in other words doesn't matter how much i unwind that
screw it won't come out it's held into place how many times have you been an electrical workshop
where you pull out a switch and find that you have one of the screws missing so if you've got a
common L1 and L2 and one of them is missing the switch is almost redundant unless you find one to
replace it with you end up putting them in the bin these have got captive screws in other words they
cannot come out the other really really nice feature is is their cage terminals so no longer
we got the screw head going in and penetrating into the copper conductor it's actually closing
the cage up so i'll try and do that for you so we see that cage hopefully just closing down
in order to clamp so that will make a better connection especially as you're learning your
tray to make sure we grasp the conductors within that cage and again as we back it off back it off
back it off back it off you can't actually lose the screw either so let's put a conductor in and
have a look at that so if i take a one mil meter squared cable i put into my common connection
i tighten that up it will close the cage down let's get it nice and tight and grasp that
connection so there you go so we can't lose the screw brilliant for colleges brilliant
for the electrical industry and rolling around looking for one in the box but think about it
from a college point of view can't lose the screw and now we've got the ability to close the cage
in here in order to grasp the actual conductor itself and not a single screw that could penetrate
and break a conductor i really really like that laying them out at the top that's different okay
i like things that are different but the captive screw and cage terminal set this apart for me and
of course when you get your own logo on the front obviously that's a really sweet moment as well
let's have a look at the back of a socket outlet so exactly the same technology going on here
we've got them all in a row we've got neutral two cpc connections which is fantastic and a
line connection and again they're captive screws so can't back them up any more than that they will
not come out and they're again caged terminals so again i'll close the cage down like so in order
to clasp my actual conductors themselves back it back off all the way back up come back off anymore
screw won't be lost college will be happy we've got the these have got neon's or LEDs effectively
in here so LEDs in here for identification for these type they're orange and again as always
you've got the ability to pull out the tab at the back when testing so you remove that led light
otherwise when you pass your 500 volts through for insulation resistance you'll get false reading
you'll also get them to glow so that's those and our switched fuse connection unit
turn it over again we've got the supply section and the load section in a row at the top CPC line
neutral neutral line and CPC and again you can pull it out in order to remove the LED which is
built in here within the switch when doing your testing so i really like that nice little touch
so a massive thanks to Crabtree okay for putting my logo on the front of a couple of switches
i think these switches are going to appear in my children's bedrooms i think there'll
be nothing better than seeing dad's logo every time you turn your light on and off to go to bed
and what i like from a college aspect here on this instinct range is the fact that we've got
captive screws can't lose them and the cage terminals mean that the students will get the
best possible electrical connection as they're learning their trade i like the fact they're
in a row i think that's a little bit different especially on the socket outlets and the fuse
connection units i really like that touch but from a college point of view captive screws and cage
termination's a real winner and again massive thanks to the the guys and girls at Crabtree
for putting my logo on one of their switches so for now i hope this video has been some