Screw Terminal Violation

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Wiring a 30 amp power relay for a 220 vac pump. Do I violate code if I use one quick disconnect spade tab for a control power transformer wire (18 AWG) and one 12 awg solid wire to the relay screw? Can you use a ring terminal with a 12 awg solid wire connection on one screw? This doesn't seem to violate the one wire one screw rule.
 
The purpose of those types of combination terminals to to be able to connect more than one conductor. Yes, you can use a ring terminal on solid wire if they are so listed. The ones that we use are listed for solid conductors.
 
Thx the reply! I will be using the ring terminal for a 18 awg wire and bare wrapped solid wire connection for the 12 awg wire under one screw connection. Will this be a violation?
 
NHDON said:
Thx the reply! I will be using the ring terminal for a 18 awg wire and bare wrapped solid wire connection for the 12 awg wire under one screw connection. Will this be a violation?
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Sounds good to me if the terminal is listed for a #12 conductor.
 
infinity said:
Sounds good to me if the terminal is listed for a #12 conductor.
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Might need clarification on what he is actually intending to do. Sounds to me like he is wanting to place both a 12 AWG solid conductor as well as a separate conductor with a ring terminal under the same screw. IDK if that combination is acceptable or not. Does seem logical enough that it might be acceptable but might actually come down to whether any actual testing were done to come up with any listing for it. Will say I have seen such things before though.
 
kwired said:
Might need clarification on what he is actually intending to do. Sounds to me like he is wanting to place both a 12 AWG solid conductor as well as a separate conductor with a ring terminal under the same screw. IDK if that combination is acceptable or not. Does seem logical enough that it might be acceptable but might actually come down to whether any actual testing were done to come up with any listing for it. Will say I have seen such things before though.
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His OP stated that he wanted to use the "one quick disconnect spade tab for a control power transformer wire".
 
infinity said:
His OP stated that he wanted to use the "one quick disconnect spade tab for a control power transformer wire".
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Which is fine and I did see that, but how does a ring terminal fit into this if the solid conductor is already wrapped around the screw terminal? That is what prompts my questioning.
 
I have a 220 vac power relay DPST. I need a connection to power to a 220/24 VAC transformer (18 Ga wire) and I need to break the main circuit
(12 GA solid wire) with the relay inline to my well pump controller. I hope this makes sense!
 
NHDON said:
Wiring a 30 amp power relay for a 220 vac pump. Do I violate code if I use one quick disconnect spade tab for a control power transformer wire (18 AWG) and one 12 awg solid wire to the relay screw? Can you use a ring terminal with a 12 awg solid wire connection on one screw? This doesn't seem to violate the one wire one screw rule.
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What is your relationship to the electrical trades?
 
NHDON said:
I have a 220 vac power relay DPST. I need a connection to power to a 220/24 VAC transformer (18 Ga wire) and I need to break the main circuit
(12 GA solid wire) with the relay inline to my well pump controller. I hope this makes sense!
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If it has both the screw terminals and the 1/4 tabs for quick disconnect terminals just use the 12 AWG solid under the screw terminal and use a crimped on quick disconnect terminal on the control conductor and plug it onto the 1/4 tabs. That is kind of a reason it has both termination types built into it.
 
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