What are terminal blocks for?
If you want to know what terminal blocks are used for, we can help you here. For a clean, professional sub-distribution, in a control cabinet, terminal blocks are indispensable. Although they have been used in industrial and public building installations for a number of years, terminal blocks are also becoming increasingly popular in private construction projects. The principle of terminal blocks is that instead of pulling the installed power lines for individual circuits through the entire distribution board to the fuses, all the lines that are routed directly above (or below, as the case may be) to the distribution board are connected to each individual wire. The advantage of terminal blocks is that clarity is always ensured thanks to consecutive numbering.
What do the bridges for terminal blocks do?
The bridges for terminal blocks are used to connect the terminals of a terminal block with each other. There are a number of ways in which the terminals can be connected via different bridges. Terminal blocks that are far apart are normally connected by wires, whereas terminal blocks that are close together should be connected by bridges. In this case, screwable metal bridges are usually used, which can also be used to connect several adjacent terminals in order to distribute a certain potential to several connection points. These bridges are called saddle bridges. Bridgeable terminals usually have a slot in the center that accommodates a metal strip. Adjacent or nearby terminal blocks can be connected together using jumpers. Plug-in bridges are usually comb-shaped connecting elements that are connected to terminal connections.