Best Way To Twist Electrical Wires Together

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Best way to twist electrical wires together.

Check the list on the wire nut connector. All that you. You can find these tools for about 6 and up in home centers and online. You only need a cable stripper or knife and some insulating tap.

August 26 2020 at 7 08 pm i strongly disagree with the negative commenters. The wires are then twisted together after which they are folded back against the side of one of the pieces of wire as shown below. Take a lineman s pliers while holding the bottom wires evenly and twist the wires at the end then twist at the ends near the insulation to twist all the wires togehter and lightly twist in an upward motion to get them nice and tidy and put the correct size nut on. Perfect for diy automotive repairs motor.

I guess if you know this already it s obvious but if you don t i ve been using twist and fold for 30 years it s a real light bulb moment. How to twist electric wire together. I recommend using your thumb and forefinger of each hand 1 will go clockwise or towards you the other will go counter clockwise or away from you pinching hard twisting only the spliced section slowly moving towards the insulation with both hands. The recess and the tool s large rubber grip make twisting wires much easier.

In this video i show you how to connect electrical wires together. Wire nut connectors come in many sizes. There are two directions to twist you do not want to twist the entire wire just the splice. You just insert the wire connector into the star shaped recess as shown.

Ideal creates a recess in the handle of several of its screwdrivers conduit reamers and other tools. The best simple method of soldering two wires together or making a tap splice without the use of a soldering iron. With the right wire nut connectors and terminals it s fairly easy to make safe strong electrical connections choose a connector that fits the wires. Screenshot from youtube video to be honest this is the way that i ve always done it myself.

This video is how you can make a good strong joint by twisting and taping two wires together. I strip the wires to the same length.