The 'Choc-Box' is intended for joining flex or appliance cables in an environment where they're likely to get pulled about, hence the cable clamps. It's also only good for 5 Amps.

The 'Choc-Block' (which lives inside the Choc-Box and from where it got its name) is available in much larger sizes and when combined with a junction box is a very safe means of joining both solid and stranded (flexible) cables. In a ceiling space and when used with soild cable (not flexible) it doesn't really need strain relief.

I too don't really like wire-nuts, but the Aussies swear by them and if used correctly they won't come off easily. I will be importing some UK style junction boxes with fixed terminals when we do our wiring, I'll have to install them myself I expect.

The Americans use nothing but wire nuts for domestic house wiring. Solid core copper cable of course.

The 'Choc-Box' is intended for joining flex or appliance cables in an environment where they're likely to get pulled about, hence the cable clamps. It's also only good for 5 Amps.

The 'Choc-Block' (which lives inside the Choc-Box and from where it got its name) is available in much larger sizes and when combined with a junction box is a very safe means of joining both solid and stranded (flexible) cables. In a ceiling space and when used with soild cable (not flexible) it doesn't really need strain relief.

I too don't really like wire-nuts, but the Aussies swear by them and if used correctly they won't come off easily. I will be importing some UK style junction boxes with fixed terminals when we do our wiring, I'll have to install them myself I expect.

Not saying you're always right, but you're not often wrong

My apologies for having misread "Choc-block" as "Choc-box" at 12.15 at night after a little liquid refreshment

Up north here though, i've not heard it refered to as choc-block, only as flex or cable connector, or, more often, strip connector, but now i know. The things i've learned from TV!

Up north here though, i've not heard it refered to as choc-block, only as flex or cable connector, or, more often, strip connector, but now i know. The things i've learned from TV!

Must be the circles in which we move I'm originally from Bolton (Little Hulton), my dad (who was a Master Baker) always called them Choc (or Chocolate) Blocks