It's standard practice for electricians to leave at least six inches of wire in wall boxes. That way, you've got enough slack to install a new outlet or switch. But if you're short on wire in a wall ...

The 222 Series splicing connector enables termination and retermination of wires in sizes from 28 to 12 AWG. The three-conductor connector integrates an orange actuator lever that allows for toolless ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at thread checkers to identify nuts and bolts, handy flexible hose clamp pliers and battery desulfators. This week's cool tool, generically known as heat-shrink ...

Offered as a flexible alternative to twist or crimp style connectors, the 222 Series three-conductor splicing connector is said to be capable joining virtually every type of wire size from 28 to 12 ...

Just because you can connect two wires together, it doesn’t mean that you should, but if you need to, then here’s how. Let me start out by cautioning the reader: Just because you can connect two wires ...

The 222 Series Lever-Nuts compact splicing connector family includes a mounting carrier (222-500), strainrelief plate (222-505), and angled DINrail adapter (222-510). The mounting carrier holds four 2 ...

A new cold shrink inline splice kit from 3M is designed to splice 46-kV solid dielectric power cable with a conductor size range from 4/0 AWG to 1000 kcmil. The new 3M Cold Shrink Splice Kit QS-III ...

The 222 Series Lever-Nuts compact splicing connector family includes a mounting carrier (222-500), strainrelief plate (222-505), and angled DINrail adapter (222-510). The 222 Series Lever-Nuts compact ...