Wirenuts Part II

[MC]

I use tape around wirenuts for added assurance the wirenut is not going to back off or come loose which I have seen happen. I wrap the tape in the direction that will pull the wirenut tight.

[Tim T]

Also, tape is used to cover up the mistake you made when you stripped the wire too much (so the bare part won't all fit under the wire nut).

[Nexus7]

Lot of info on the web, looks like terminal strips are used a lot in marine wiring. I couldn't find a cross-reference for the Radio Shack item, but what looks the same at a manufacturer site is rated 20 A per connection. One manufacturer even makes junction boxes with these strips built in. They do make for a neat and easily read junction box. These strips come with a wire protector below the screw shank. If that's the case with the RS one also then it is a better connection than a wirenut all around.

[clifto]

Some of us who use tape don't let a bare part remain that way; off comes the wirenut and appropriate correction is made. Once it's right, THEN we tape.

[Pop]

: >>>I was always taught the 'right' way to use wire nuts was to pretwist or : >>>'pigtail' the bare wires first, apply the wirenut in correct size and then : >>>use vynyl tape over all as insurance. : >>

: >>

: >> Tape always looks like you are trying to hide something. As neat as you : >> do it initially, it always looks like hell after a period of time. : >>

: >> I always say: electrical tape is not for joints - there are only two : >> reasons I keep electrical tape in my electrical tool box: : >>

: >> 1) For attaching wire to a fish tape/line for pulling (temporary use) : >>

: >> 2) I like to use a short piece of tape applied tightly and neatly : >> to hold anti-shorts in place on BX cable ends : >>

: >I use tape around wirenuts for added assurance the wirenut is not going : >to back off or come loose which I have seen happen. I wrap the tape in : >the direction that will pull the wirenut tight. : : Also, tape is used to cover up the mistake you made when you stripped : the wire too much (so the bare part won't all fit under the wire nut).

You can always tell which people read/parrot past posts so they can sound competent, can't you? Usually it's the incompetent ones who do that, too. Eh, Timmy?

[Tim T]

LOL

BTW, I understand that. You don't.