Raul_McCai t1_jd3c2ea wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:21 PM

stranded-to-solid is best done with a Taped WAGO, or a bus bar with crimped U or Ring connectors, or with crimped spade or barrel connectors. The idea is each type of conductor has its own fastening mechanism, since there is no good option to put them together in one fastener.

If I can't do one of the above, I prefer to solder the connection, wire nut it (or insulated crimp), tape it, and then put it in a grounded isolation box, like any metal housing.

The thing about WAGOs is that they are subject to being opened accidentally. It isn't easy, but I've had it happen to me. So I tape them.

Oh the less costly imitators of WAGO are garbage, don't buy any of them to use on your home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9jJqSGMB5g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WschUxip-4w

Present_Maximum_5548 t1_jd55vhz wrote on March 21, 2023 at 10:19 PM

Save them to use on other people's homes 😆

Raul_McCai t1_jd5ilc3 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:47 PM

you joke. My first house was also my training ground. I learned construction plumbing, electrical, roofing, rough and finish, along with sill work in that one monstrous old Victorian with 15 foot ceilings two floors & an attick that could house a small Vietnamese village.

For the electrical I copied what I saw. most of the wiring had to be replaced as it was exposed peg and post. I put Boston loops all throughout that building.

So glad the statute of limitations has expired.