Tiny butt splices?

Todd0x1 said:
I'm going to have to disagree with using a ferrule crimper on butt splices.
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Always ready to be told I'm doing it wrong! It's a habit I am familiar with 😉

In the small sizes I've used before, each end of the butt splice connector looked - and compressed - just like a ferrule. Squeezed? Squoze?

I should have simply emphasized the use of a good full cycle ratcheting crimper. Sounds like something the OP knew already.

Regardless - thanks for pointing out the correct crimper/ die.

And it seems all the really nice tools are made in Germany.

Two Blocked - good luck with however you tackle the job.
 
Both butt splices or wire-on-wire crimps should give equally-good connections if they're done correctly (quality devices, correct crimp tools, etc) for this application. IMHO otherwise almost always gets into being cheap in some part of the deal. (I'd probably use gel-filled crimps and call it a day unless there's a site condition that suggests otherwise.)
 
LarryFine said:
Is soldering out of the question?
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I think the NEC says that soldering cannot be the sole means of connection. But other than that, I can't think of a reason to do so.

As it turns out, I was mistaken on the wire size. It is not #18, it is #14, and only 3 conductor. Don't think it is even shielded. I'll probably use butt splices after all, the kind with the heat shrink.
 
TwoBlocked said:
I think the NEC says that soldering cannot be the sole means of connection. But other than that, I can't think of a reason to do so.

As it turns out, I was mistaken on the wire size. It is not #18, it is #14, and only 3 conductor. Don't think it is even shielded. I'll probably use butt splices after all, the kind with the heat shrink.
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id suggest non insul butt splices with separate heatshrink.
 
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