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Ideal 3-ways are 20p each from tool station. Wago 3-ways are 40p each from Screfix
Indeed, in this case the amounts are so trivial that 'playing safe' (perhaps - see below!) is probably a no-brainer.It's entirely your choice; I've a limit to how far i'm willing to cheap out - I think if it came to a toss up between 10p for a no name and 20p for a branded connector I'd go for the branded one. There are likely other economies to be made elsewhere to make up the diff
Indeed, in this case the amounts are so trivial that 'playing safe' (perhaps - see below!) is probably a no-brainer.
However, if, rather than 10p and 20p it were £100 and £200 then it would not be quite so simple - the extra £100 might mean 'a better product', or might just mean 'a lot more profit'. There was once a time when 'more expensive' generally did mean 'better', but that's no longer the case, and it's now not even impossible that the more expensive product is actually of inferior quality.
However, I don't really have any particularly constructive suggestions about what one can do about this - other than that one probably should try to look at reviews and recommendations regarding 'quality' (based on the experiences of oneself or others), rather than looking at price, brand or nationality of manufacturer.
This is how I see things. Multiply the small savings becomes big especially if use them alot.
Also problem with these kind of reviews is that they haven't been used long enough (in most cases) to know whether it was worth it or not.
If you're using a thousand wago connectors during your rewire of the east wing, you're probably not the sort who's going to blink at dropping an extra hundred quid on connectors..However, if, rather than 10p and 20p it were £100 and £200 then it would not be quite so simple
So shall we say wagos it is ?
Yes,that can be an issue.This is how I see things. Multiply the small savings becomes big especially if use them alot.
Indeed so - but that applies to Wagos almost as much as other brands of similar items. Whereas we have very many decades experience of JBs with screwed connections in domestic installations, it will be a very long time before we have anything like as much experience of 'spring-loaded' terminals.Also problem with these kind of reviews is that they haven't been used long enough (in most cases) to know whether it was worth it or not.
Indeed - but, as I've said, how sure can you be that a newer/cheaper alternative will not actually be 'better' or more reliable/'safer' in very long-term service? It's currently all really guesswork, and it's naive to believe that 'more expensive' (or 'better-known brand') necessarily means 'better'.If you're using a thousand wago connectors during your rewire of the east wing, you're probably not the sort who's going to blink at dropping an extra hundred quid on connectors..
Yes, that is what is always cited, and I admit that the "we" that I mentioned was the UK.Spring-loaded terminals have been around since the 1970s and quite a few countries on the continent have been using them almost exclusively for the better part of 30 years ...
As noted, Ideal connectors are half the price (and more advanced IMO)So shall we say wagos it is ?
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