Wagos

gadfly56

gadfly56

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We have a couple of fellows replacing ballasts in our office. All of them. I got to talking with them and asked if they ever used Wagos. I got a blank look. Then I described them and they said "Oh, you mean suitcase connectors!" That was a new one for me. Any other slang terms out there for them? (I do fully expect this thread to go off the rails at about 0.1 milliseconds at Mach 3, but let's do the best we can).
 
gadfly56 said:
We have a couple of fellows replacing ballasts in our office. All of them. I got to talking with them and asked if they ever used Wagos. I got a blank look. Then I described them and they said "Oh, you mean suitcase connectors!" That was a new one for me. Any other slang terms out there for them? (I do fully expect this thread to go off the rails at about 0.1 milliseconds at Mach 3, but let's do the best we can).
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What I know as a "suitcase connector" is not like a Wago. It is an insulation displacement connector. This is what I know as a suitcase connector. I never heard a Wago type connector called a "suitcase connector".
 
I've seen telecom techs use those things to piggyback grounds when installing new T1 enclosures, but that's about it. And don't ask me why anyone orders T1... might as well be waving semaphore flags
 
don_resqcapt19 said:
What I know as a "suitcase connector" is not like a Wago. It is an insulation displacement connector. This is what I know as a suitcase connector. I never heard a Wago type connector called a "suitcase connector".
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Suitcase or a type of piercing taps. Only time I've ever used these were on Automotive electrical connections never on AC. The other term used on the typical WAGO is lever lock.

Now for Lighting I have used these by WAGO They are a disconnect plug
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ggunn said:
IPCs - Insulation Piercing Connectors
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There is a difference between "insulation piercing" and "insulation displacement" The suit case connectors are insulation displacement and not insulation piercing.
With piercing there are multiple small sharp pins that pierce the insulation to contact the conductor. With displacement the conductor is forced into a slot in the metal part of the conductor. That cuts and displaces the insulation to make contact with the conductor.
 
Fred B said:
Suitcase or a type of piercing taps. Only time I've ever used these were on Automotive electrical connections never on AC. The other term used on the typical WAGO is lever lock.
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We often used them on end to end 8' florescent fixtures. Pull the circuits straight through all of the fixtures and use the suitcase connectors to connect the ballast to the power conductors. No cutting or splicing of the power conductors. As I recall the connector was rated for one size conductor for the pass through and smaller size for the tap.
 
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Back when Walmart had suspended ceilings, and end to end fluorescent feed through fixtures, they switched fixtures on thirds. Back then, you could still share the neutral, and not have to use a three pole breaker. Anyway, we would use those to make the ballast connections. Two people on a scissor lift would drive at a constant speed down the rows, one driving, one making connections. Usually could do an entire store in about 8 hours.
 
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