Twisting the wires tight enough can be difficult, so consider the “modified” Lineman splice shown at :58 in the video above. This wraps the wires together then twists them back onto themselves.

Make the Connection (Wire Nuts) Gather the stripped conductors that you will be splicing into a bundle. If the wires are all the same type, keep the ends even with each other. For a mixture of ...

Wire nuts are the best choice in this situation but they can take up valuable space when crammed inside an already tight wall box. Use push-in connectors which are spring loaded to hold each end ...

Don’t let short electrical wires cramp your DIY project. Splice in extra wire in a few seconds using easy push-in connectors. Electricians should leave at least six inches of wire in wall boxes ...

When splicing stranded to non-stranded, strip slightly more stranded wire. Try adding an extra 1⁄16 inch to the length of stripped wire, line up the insulation, and twist on the wire connector ...

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 ...

Contact them at www.posi-lock.com Again--I’m not advocating one way or the other. All I ask is that you use SOME form of splice connector when you have to join two wires on a piece of farm ...

The film mainly concerns the splicing together of rolls of type W110-B field wire, used by the Signal Corps to connect command posts to forward positions, observation posts, and the rear echelons.