push in connectors?
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It is a similar principle, but there is much more surface area on the spring and point of contact for the Wago type connectors as compared to a push in wiring device.
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It is also not part of a device that can raise the temperature of the spring because of something else poorly connected to it, FWIW.
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I thought it was the failure of the spring that added to the heat in a backstabbed devices. Why wouldn't a push in connector have the same potential issues...just asking.
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Either source of heat is going to be bad.
What may also be different is the quality of the material used for the spring.
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What may also be different is the quality of the material used for the spring.
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Take one of each apart and you will understand..there is about 10 times more metal in the Wago type connector as compared to the push in wiring device connector.
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I wish I could find the picture that someone posted of a dissected Wago or Ideal Push-in.
It may not have even been on this forum. But it was as Don said, more surface area and also the clamp/spring looked to be some type of gripper also.
To add to why these are different than back stabbed devices, the back stabbed devices are subject to repeated pushing-pulling-flipping on/off. This can loosen the clamp after a while, especially if they weren't inserted fully to begin with.
The Wago type connectors are used in place of wire nuts. They don't go directly on a device and thus are not subject to the same potential movement of a receptacle or switch.
It may not have even been on this forum. But it was as Don said, more surface area and also the clamp/spring looked to be some type of gripper also.
To add to why these are different than back stabbed devices, the back stabbed devices are subject to repeated pushing-pulling-flipping on/off. This can loosen the clamp after a while, especially if they weren't inserted fully to begin with.
The Wago type connectors are used in place of wire nuts. They don't go directly on a device and thus are not subject to the same potential movement of a receptacle or switch.
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