Barndog
Senior Member
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- Spring Creek Pa
a coworker and I got into a discussion about twisting solid wires together in a Junction box before you put them in a wirenut.
what is your opinion
what is your opinion
a coworker and I got into a discussion about twisting solid wires together in a Junction box before you put them in a wirenut.
what is your opinion
Well, when I do twist them, I like to take the ends out of the junction box before I twist them. It's easier on the knuckles.
a coworker and I got into a discussion about twisting solid wires together in a Junction box before you put them in a wirenut.
what is your opinion
a coworker and I got into a discussion about twisting solid wires together in a Junction box before you put them in a wirenut.
what is your opinion
I see that you are a maintenance electrician. If you are doing work where you may have to come back and repair even years from now I think twisting connections is definately worth the time.
I'm old school and I twist but I have worked for companies that thought it was a waste of time so it being their nickel I did what I was being paid to do.
I like to twist my solids together but when you have to take part of the connection out. it can be a pain to break them apart.
nuts are designed to insulate and isolate live bare conductors and are not designed to make a connection....in my opinion anyway.
wires should be mechanically secure before putting wirenut on.
I feel that the wirenut should just be a protective covering
I strongly disagreenuts are designed to insulate and isolate live bare conductors and are not designed to make a connection....in my opinion anyway.