When you're using a twist-on connector to splice a stranded wire with a solid wire, it's a good idea to strip an extra 1/8 inch of insulation from the stranded wire, and to hold the wires together so the stranded wire extends 1/8 inch past the solid. This helps the wire connector...
Can You Splice into Existing Electrical Wire? It's a problem that many a DIY electrician has run into a time or two: You want to move an outlet or add a new light to a room, but the wires on your current circuit just aren't long enough. Does that mean you have to rewire the en...
8. Heat shrink each wire as you go. 9 put the shields back over the wires. Solder the shield strands, and just wrap or encase the wires with the foil. 10. Slide 1/2 inch heat shrink over. Done. I will post pictures that will show each step. I even had to splice in ...
Take one set of wires that you intend to splice and place the ends/terminals next to each other—negative to negative (-), positive to positive (+). You want the wires to be in-phase. If you're unsure,test the speaker wires with a battery. Using the wire cutters, strip off the ex...
You may find it necessary to connect, or splice, an aluminum wire to a copper wire when installing a new circuit or replacing an electric furnace. Take special care when making this type of splice, as an improper copper-to aluminum-splice can become unst
Turn the power off. Use a voltmeter to verify. Video of the Day Step 2 Locate the spot that needs the splice, and cut out the bad part of the wire. Check to make sure the wire is long enough to make the splice. You will need both ends of the wire to touch. You might need to...
To splice an Ethernet cable, you’ll need a few essential tools: Wire cutters Crimping tool RJ45 connectors Ethernet cable (the one you want to splice) Cable strippers For testing the connections, you should get a network cable tester. This little device will let you know whether the connecti...
Butt connectors (also called barrel connectors) are basically a metal tube wrapped in plastic insulation. To splice into a wire using a butt connector, you would cut the wire in the location where you want to install the butt connector. Then crimp one end of the wire you just cut into on...
Another option is to place an electrode (e.g. a metal bar or large nail) into a glass of vinegar hooked to a the negative terminal of a car battery and the circuit/connector/wire to be cleaned to the positive terminal then dunk it and it will self clean very rapidly through "...
The Black Wire - Power Out wiring attaches to the other switch screw terminal The White Neutral wires splice together The ground wires splice together and bond to the switch and the box NOTE: Switched 'White' wires are shown in a different wiring diagram ...