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Article: Making connections: the right wire connector, used correctly, can help DIYers take on electrical jobs--safely.(HOME JOURNAL /// ELECTRICAL BASICS)
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- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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"I thought you called and programmed the thermostat to turn on the heat," my neighbor Helen Joy said to her husband, Dave, when they arrived at their Catskill vacation home after a 4-hour drive. "I did," Dave insisted. "So why is it chilly?" Helen asked. The problem: A loose connection in the switch box for the furnace's oil burner had melted a wire connector and shorted out the burner circuit. It was frustrating--but not that unusual. As an electrician and mechanical contractor, I see this all the time. The situation could have been prevented with a properly applied wire connector. In most cases, a connector is nothing more than a plastic cap with a spring inside. When ...
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Article: Missouri Inventors Develop Twist-on Wire Connector
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October 21, 2006 ;
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... ... have developed a strain relieved wire connector. According to the U.S. Patent ... invention relates to a "twist-on wire connector having a housing with a spiral ... spiral thread of a twist-on wire connector, rotating the plurality of wires ...
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