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...
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...
Strip about 1/2 inch of the wire insulation off the wires you plan to splice together using your wire stripping tool. Video of the Day Step 2 Insert the copper and aluminum wires into the splice-bolt connector opening. Check the placement of the wires to ensure that the alloy spacer separ...
This guide provides instructions on how to wire a 4-way light switch, including replacing a 4-way switch and wiring a new 4-way switch into a set of two 3-way switches. Diagrams are also provided.
In the image above with the splice in the cable, the module will measure the current flowing to all devices plugged into the power strip. Figure 4: For module measurement using a CT, the load wire (black in the US), is passed through the opening of the CT either via a split core ...
A handy tip for installing it is to build a simple A-frame with a removable center pipe to hold your rolls of polyethylene pipe - a larger version of this home-made wire un-roller is shown on page209of my bookGrass-Fed Cattle. I like to strap the pipe un-roller into my ATV trailer...
Use a Scotchlok connector to splice the wire in. Alternatively the wire can be connected directly to the sidelight fuse terminal on its output side. *Socket only If you wish, you may be able to buy just the socket and casing without the lighter itself. These are usually sold as service ...
3Slide the compression sleeveonto the bare wire ends, and then crimp the sleeve with a multipurpose tool or the end of a wire cutter that’s made for crimping rather than cutting. Remember that the bare metal sleeve and the bare wires will conduct electricity! At the very least, wrap thi...
You cansplice your Christmas tree light wires, which entails cutting the bad portion of the light wiring and "crimping" it back together. How to Find a Bad Bulb on String Lights Leigh Schmidt for Hunker If none of the string lights up, so that you can't tell if any of the bulbs are...
I was nearing the end of my watch at 11 p.m., 150 nautical miles off the northwest Australian coast, when I peered around the dodger on our 35-foot sloop to catch a better look at our sails. It was, as a friend described it, “champagne conditions”—15 knots aft of the beam, ...