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2. Twist-on wire connector - Wikipedia

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   Twist-on wire connectors. Twist-on wire connectors are a type of electrical connector used to fasten two or more low-voltage (or extra-low-voltage) electrical conductors. They are widely used in North America and several European countries in residential, commercial and industrial building power wiring, but have been banned in some other ...

3. Electrical connector - Wikipedia

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   An electrical connector is an electromechanical device used to create an electrical connection between parts of an ... Twist-on wire connectors (e.g. wire nuts) ...

4. Aluminum building wiring - Wikipedia

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   Ideal no. 65 Al-Cu twist-on wire nut with distinctive purple color. Special twist-on connectors (or "wire nuts") are available for joining aluminum to copper wire, which are pre-filled with an antioxidant compound made of zinc dust in polybutene base [17] with silicon dioxide added to the compound to abrade the wires. As of 2014 there was only ...

5. Rat-tail splice - Wikipedia

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   Rat-tail splice. A rat-tail splice, also known as a twist splice or a pig-tail splice, is a basic electrical splice that can be done with both solid and stranded wire. It is made by taking two or more bare wires and wrapping them together symmetrically around the common axis of both wires. The bare splice can be insulated with electrical tape ...

6. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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   NEMA L6 connectors are rated for a maximum of 250 volts. They are intended for two-pole, three wire, line-line-earth (or hot-hot-ground) circuits with a nominal supply voltage of 208 or 240 volts, depending on phase configuration. The L6 connector does not provide a neutral connection.

7. Screw terminal - Wikipedia

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   Screw terminals are used extensively in building wiring for the distribution of electricity - connecting electrical outlets, luminaires and switches to the mains, and for directly connecting major appliances such as clothes dryers and ovens drawing in excess of 15 amperes. Screw terminals are commonly used to connect a chassis ground, such as ...