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2. Fahnestock clip - Wikipedia

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   A Fahnestock clip, showing how it grips a stripped wire. It can be released by pushing the tab down as shown. A Fahnestock clip is an early type of spring clamp electrical terminal for connections to bare wires. It is still [when?] used in educational electronic kits and teaching laboratories in schools. It is designed to grip a bare wire ...

3. Punch down tool - Wikipedia

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   To use the punch down tool, a wire is pre-positioned into a slotted post on a punch block, and then the punch down tool is pressed down on top of the wire, over the post. Once the required pressure is reached, an internal spring is triggered, and the blade pushes the wire into the slot, simultaneously cutting the insulation and securing the ...

4. 110 block - Wikipedia

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   A 110 punch block. A 110 block is a type of punch-down block used to terminate runs of on-premises wiring in a structured cabling system. The designation 110 is also used to describe a type of insulation displacement contact (IDC) connector used to terminate twisted pair cables, [1] which uses a punch-down tool similar to the type used for the older 66 block.

5. Twist-on wire connector - Wikipedia

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   Twist-on wire connectors are not generally recommended for use with aluminum wire in the United States. [1] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disapproves wire nuts for aluminum wire; instead, special crimp connectors are called for, and as of 2011 the CPSC asserted qualified, second-preference approval of a certain kind of screw ...

6. FASTON terminal - Wikipedia

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   FASTON terminals or faston terminals are connectors that are widely used in electronic and electrical equipment. These terminals are manufactured by many companies, commonly using the terms "quick disconnect", "quick connect", "tab" terminals, "spade" terminals [ 1 ] or blade connectors ; without qualifiers, the first two could be mistaken for ...

7. Binding post - Wikipedia

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   A binding post, colored red, which usually indicates a positive terminal. Two insulated, color-coded binding posts at the bottom center of a historical signal generator; modern devices often have bandwidths exceeding the utility of such connectors Adapter between five-way binding posts and a male BNC connector Uninsulated binding posts on a loudspeaker connected to banana plugs Small black ...

8. Screw terminal - Wikipedia

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   When properly tightened, the connections are physically and electrically secure because they firmly contact a large section of wire. The terminals are relatively low cost compared with other types of connector, and a screw terminal can easily be integrated into the design of a building wiring device (such as a socket, switch, or lamp holder).

9. Euroblock - Wikipedia

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   It is also known as "Combicon", which might be a Phoenix brand name; or more generically as a "pluggable terminal block" or a "two piece terminal block". [2] [3] The Euroblock is a solderless connector that uses screw terminals to clamp connecting wires. Once the wires are installed, the entire assembly is plugged into a matching socket in the ...