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Four metal plate finishes have been added to the six existing moulded plates in Eaton's COPA clip-on plate accessory range. Each accessory in the range is now offered with a choice of ten different plates
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| Examples from the COPA range that now boasts ten different plate |
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The options available with Eaton’s COPA range of clip-on plate accessories is now much larger with the addition of four metal plates in popular finishes – stainless steel, highly polished, satin bronze and polished brass. The finishes, already popular with Eaton’s AURA flush metal plate and SPECTRA grid switch ranges, will further enhance the appeal of the COPA range, which uses a clip-on cover plate to conceal the fixing screws.
The COPA range, introduced last year, comprises switches, socket-outlets, fused connection units, telephone, TV, radio and satellite outlets, and all the other wiring accessories normally offered by Eaton. The existing moulded cover plates offer a choice of white, matt black, metallic gold, metallic silver, grey and metallic blue finishes. Now the mix-and-match option is increased to ten finishes.
More recently, Eaton introduced a new range of modular communications outlets (TV, radio, satellite, telephone, data, phono and ‘quad’ modules) with plates to match existing Eaton accessory ranges, including all ten COPA finishes. These enable interior designers and installers to satisfy virtually any modern requirement for communications and broadcast media connections, using products that suite with lighting switches, socket-outlets and other accessories in the home or workplace.
Apart from the aesthetic benefits, COPA offers a number of other advantages to interior designers, installers and end users. These include an efficient and cost-effective solution to the need to satisfy Building Regulations Part M for visibility, by using contrasting colours between the plates and surrounding décor, and for ease of use requirements by offering broad rocker switches and outboard switches on sockets as standard.
For the installer, it is possible to fit the basic accessories, test the installation, and leave it safely without the cover plates while other trades continue to work. This avoids the risk of the plates being damaged or stolen, the contractor can benefit from improved cashflow because he does not have to buy the plates at the same time as the accessories, and the choice of plate finish can be left to a late stage.
For the housing developer, the ability to offer the new home-owner a choice of finishes without the hassle, time and cost of calling in the electrician to change the accessories, means the up-grade plates can be changed in minutes by anyone.
End users can remove the cover plates safely for decorating, without interfering with the fixed wiring. After decorating, the plates can be replaced by the same, or different, plates. This means that the whole look of the interior can be changed without the expense of replacing the accessories themselves.
For distributors, COPA offers the possibility of meeting a wide range of accessory requirements from a modest stock profile.
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