Old standard way of doing it. They used to use a solder pot and immerse the twisted wires in the hot solder. Then cover with rubbery tape and then friction tape.
Chuck Jack KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Jun 15, 2018, at 1:39 AM, Michael Eberle <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just bought the house I'm living in last year. While changing out some of > the receptacles and switches I discovered that they did not use wire nuts for > wire connections in the wall boxes. They had attempted to solder the wires > and wrapped them in tape. Most, if not all of them were cold solder joints > and several inches of the wire insulation had melted during the heating > process. > > Apparently the codes are not as strict outside of the city limits. > > Mike - KI0HA > > >> On 6/14/2018 15:43, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> Bob and all, >> >> Yes, those "backstab" receptacles that electricians love to use because they >> are quick and easy do not have adequate contact stength and can overheat and >> cause voltage drops and a fire hazard. >> >> If I were to discover them in any house I occupied, I would pull the wires >> out of the 'backstab' and put the wires under the screws. There is nothing >> wrong with the receptacles, except for that marginal wire contact in the >> 'backstab' contacts - change those to "under the screw" connections and all >> will be well. >> There are good 'strip and insert' receptacles use a clamping mechanism >> tightened with a screw, and those do not have the problem. >> >> My house is wired with #12 wire for ALL the receptacles, (lighting is #14) >> but I do use the 15 amp receptacles with no problem (except in the kitchen >> where they are 20 amp) - the 15 amp receptacles will not accept #12 wire in >> the 'backstab' holes, so the only choice was to use the screw terminals. I >> have 20 amp breakers on the receptacle circuits, but 15 amp on the lighting. >> Yes, I did it myself and the inspector had no problem with my wiring. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
