Cheap Terminal Blocks

[gumbudah]

I'm installing a bunch of low voltage wiring between my garage and house. Many of the wires, I have run to one central point in the garage, and I'm figuring out how to make the connections. I think the cleanest and most versatile will be to use terminal blocks on a DIN rail. However my problem is that I can't seem to find them cheaper than about $.50 each. I need quite a few, and would like to find a little better price. Does anyone know where I might be able to find some a bit cheaper? I'm looking to be able to connect wire sizes between 24awg and 10 awg. I don't need any special features like test bridges or fuses, just compact terminal blocks. Size does matter, I don't want great big blocks either. The smaller the better. Used would be fine, but I can't even seem to find a consistent supplier of cheap used ones...

 

[dittle fart around]

That's going to be hard to find. Most users keep their overstock, even used blocks for the same reason you stated, they"re expensive. Unless you find someone throwing away a server rack.

 

[jeffmoss26]

What exactly are you wiring? Phone, audio, control?

 

[Dustball]

Allen Bradley spring clamp terminal blocks are what we use at work and they work really well.

We use two level and three level blocks- http://ab.rockwellautomation.com/Terminal-Blocks/IEC-Spring-Clamp/1492-L-Multi-Circuit

as well as quad-connection blocks- http://ab.rockwellautomation.com/Terminal-Blocks/IEC-Spring-Clamp/1492-L2

Jumpers are available to connect adjacent blocks together to expand the available number of connection points for a circuit.

 

[ishiboo]

I'm installing a bunch of low voltage wiring between my garage and house. Many of the wires, I have run to one central point in the garage, and I'm figuring out how to make the connections. I think the cleanest and most versatile will be to use terminal blocks on a DIN rail. However my problem is that I can't seem to find them cheaper than about $.50 each. I need quite a few, and would like to find a little better price. Does anyone know where I might be able to find some a bit cheaper? I'm looking to be able to connect wire sizes between 24awg and 10 awg. I don't need any special features like test bridges or fuses, just compact terminal blocks. Size does matter, I don't want great big blocks either. The smaller the better. Used would be fine, but I can't even seem to find a consistent supplier of cheap used ones...

Landscape lighting is usually branched, how much can you possibly run? LED or incandescent?

 

[antolod]

Too bad you need 10 gauge. This 37 cent block only goes to 12.

 

[jeffmoss26]

if you are using this for phone use the right kind of connecting block...a 66 block. Not a terminal block with screw terminals.

 

[gumbudah]

Using it for everything from 24 to 12 awg altough prolly separated for high voltage. yep some phone will be in there. The idea is to have one compact connector board for all of the wires... Antolod you might have the winner there!!!

 

[r_olson_06]

look at a website named automationdirect.com pretty sure that last time i bought them it was around .25ea and what ever colors you want. I use this site alot for ordering control parts, terminal blocks, ect. good site no problem with site or product.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I would not do it that way, but I work in the telecom/IT industry where many people have to troubleshoot and work on wiring over a period of time, so standards are followed.
You should not be mixing line voltage with low voltage. I suppose you're going to do it your way anyway.

 

[gumbudah]

I defininately won't be mixing line voltage with low voltage. They will be separate, I just want to have one set of parts. Terminations will be done to an appropriate end connection like a leviton phone module or ethernet block. I just want to have a repetative consistent way to terminal all security, phone and other misc low voltage connections (there will be only two wires for phone). Thanks though, I didn't even know there was such a thing as a 66 block.

 

[Regnar]

Factorymation has 10 gauge terminals and the come out to .39 a piece in groups of 100. Great service and have used them for years.

 

[jeffmoss26]

If you are doing a small amount of phone or data then you can get the Leviton modules that go into a media panel. They are designed for their respective services. Larger residential and all commercial phone wiring uses 66 blocks.
For audio, control, and alarm connections I like to use barrier blocks and fork terminals:

 

[darkk]

I usually buy from this place...linked directly to the terminal strips
http://www.futurlec.com/ConnTerm.shtml

 

[darkk]

I usually buy from this place...linked directly to the terminal strips. Multiple connection blocks are reasonable.
http://www.futurlec.com/ConnTerm.shtml

 

[Grumpy365]

www.Automationdirect.com is your friend for cheap controls.