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My favorite is soldering and then using the heat shrink..especially fun when you solder and then remember you forgot to slide the heat shrink tube onto the wire. DOH
That is absolutely the best splice......unfortunately in the field i don't alwas have ac power...and battery irons have been disappointing.....a pencil torch works in open application but in a tight space it is dangerous...(i get alot of broken wires farming)...
Hello Jay, great training video for everyone watching. You have knowledge and special way of sharing, making learning easy. Take care and keep being awesome my friend.
Tip: after cutting the insulation around strands of wire, before pulling off the cut insulation twist it while pulling it off. It will twist the wire strands nicely.
You were made for doing RU-vid videos buddy! Excellent!! Thank you!! I prefer heat shrink tube. I take the wire and half it on each side. Then I twist the four segments individually. Then together and heat shrink wrap. I hope you can visualize.
Haha thanks James! I appreciate the comment, glad you liked the video! 😄 It took me a minute to visualize but wow! Yes, that sounds like a great method! I will need to try that, thank you for sharing! 👍👍👍 Have a phenomenal week this week brother! May there be abundant blessings raining down on your household.
Don't EVER splice wires as shown in the "heat shrink tubing" section. He just hooked the two wires together and then wrapped the end of each one back around itself. This leaves the wires connected via a loose loop, which is guaranteed to result in an interrupted circuit whenever the wires move. The proper way to splice the wires is by either (1) spreading the strands on each side, interlacing them together, twisting the loose ends to lock the splice in place and only then wrapping each of the twisted ends around the OTHER wire; or 2) hooking the two wires at a right-angle bend and then wrapping each one around the opposite wire. The first method is preferable to the second, as it makes for a more durable and reliable splice. That particular demonstration in this video (unlike the rest, which are all very good) is a great illustration of the truth that you shouldn't believe EVERYTHING you see on RU-vid...
I like soldering the wire with shrink tubing the best because I know I will not have possible bad connection issues with oxidation of the copper wires.
Good stuff! Repairing wife's stand mixer speed control arm (a different youtube video 😜) and accidentally damaged the power wire on reassembly. Your video and a trip to Harbor Freight and we're eating homemade bread again.
I have been using, with good success, the shrink connectors with a band of solder inside the connector. Using a heat gun, the solder melts as the tubing shrinks.
Whoa whoa! I ranked up to 6 thumbs up! It's an honor Harry. 😄😄 I really do appreciate you always stopping by for my videos good sir, always good to see the thumbs up from you! 👍👍👍 May the good Lord bless you and yours abundantly spiritually, mentally, and physically in this new week and even more so in the weeks to come! 🙏🙏
Oh thank goodness, a video that's direct, useful and clear. I just want to repair the cord to the LED lights that I hit with the lawnmower last year. Your video was perfect-just the right amount of info without a dissertation. I simply want to be able to use the lights and not electrocute the neighborhood. The heat shrink tubing will be exactly what I need. Since there are two wires I'll put a larger one over them both. If I can remember to thread it on first and I'll keep the cord off the ground this time.🙄 Thanks so much.
They are indeed very convenient! 😄👍👍 Thanks Eddy, good to see you! Sending you an oceanic greeting in return! 😄 Hope your new week will bring wonderful blessings to you, stay cool!
Unless it is wiring for my house where I use pushin, waygo, or wirenuts, I always use the heatshrink method but I solder the wires before I add the heatshrink.
Crimping is preferred over soldering. Soldering creates a weak spit on the wire right after the solder, and that weak spot will break with enough stressful vibration. There are NASA videos that prove it so don't take my word.
When cutting thermostat wire it’s preferred to use the white string inside to pull the casing down and then cut the top of the wires by an inch under where you started. Using wire strippers directly can cause breaks into the wires inside the casing and a low voltage short down the line.
@JDave Foster To be honest I never really looked into it since the insulation is really easy to replace. I looked at the oem kflex Sam suggested and that looks like a good choice 👍
With the tip at 4:40 on twisting stranded wire, it's better practice to twist it clockwise. When you connect multiple wires with a wire nut, you twist the nut on clockwise, and twisting the individual stranded wire in the same direction keeps the stranded wire from unwinding when you screw on the nut.
I actually could not find it on Amazon! 😇 The only one I found was out of stock. I bought mine at Lowe's. You are very right though, I did say I would put all of the names in the description. I just went ahead and added a link of the out of stock one. Perhaps they will stock it later.
What if you needed to splice solid-copper 12 ga wire ( 20A circuit) inside a home main panel/load center. Does code only allow some...if any ? Wire nut only?.....Proper size WAGO?
Hello my good buddy. I commented on your last video but it probably went to spam I somehow missed the video and didn't see it for a week later probably..we are doing pretty good me and Arnold I have been working on a 99 jaguar vanden plas my aunt gave me she quit driving seven years ago and it's been sitting she gave it to me and I took a car dolly and went and pulled it home it wasn't getting gas and I took out the gas tank and put in a new fuel pump and got her going I got to get new tires for it they are dry rotted and I'm going to go through it end to end and see what else needs attention Arnold likes it I never had a jaguar before I love all the wood grain inside of it and the little fold down table tops on the back seat I guess I will probably just will use it for a weekend car it's kind of neat different for sure the weather has been very hot 🔥 here but today and yesterday been nice Arnold is doing pretty good and I'm very thankful for this tell everyone we said hello 👋 good buddy good to see you again Jay I guess you have been staying busy to my friend..sending lots of love down to you all good buddy take it easy buddy.
Aloha David! Yes I missed your comment last time but am happy to see that your back! 😄 Great to hear that you and Arnold are doing pretty good, praise the Lord! The 99 Jaguar sounds like a fun little project. 👍👍 I am sure you will have a nice time with it after it is all fixed up and renewed. Arnold liking it is an added bonus. 😉 I trust your AC at home is working fine during the hot season! Good to hear from you David, thank you for the greetings and the comments! I have been pretty busy lately, also helping TJ with the coffee shop when I can. It's almost done and it looks great! Me and him put together a 7x7 walk in cooler last week, that was quite an interesting project. Our two chameleons had 8 baby chameleons too. Overall all is good, God is good. Aloha from Hawaii, may you be blessed, full of strength and wisdom my friend! Stay cool 🤙🤙👌✌🤜🤛🌴🌴🦎👨👩👦
I want to convert a hanging hardwired light fixture (multiple arms) to a plug in with a switch. The cords i can find are 2 prong though. What do i do with the ground wire coming from the fixture if the cord only has 2 wires?
i have a old caloric oven that needs a new hot surface igniter in oven. i didn't order part yet but if i need to cut wires from the old one to tie in the new one, how would i make sure its oven temp resistant? I'm guessing there is a special connectors for that? or would they give me a long enough lead to go to back of stove to connect it at board (or where ever it goes)?
If someone can please tell me how do I know what wire to use when connecting two of them? Say I want to cut a USB power cable and extended how do I know what wire do I have to buy. Or It's a power cord of a laptop how do I extended. I heard that if you use wrong wire it can heat and melt
Mr. Fisher! Are you looking for bare copper wire? If you have ACE hardware in your area, they sell various sizes of wires that you can buy by the foot. Kind of nice when you only need a small section.
Yes. Some of them will have a string alongside the wires. If you firmly pull on that string, it will cleanly split open the cover. You will still need to cut the end of the cover open with a knife though, to be able to grab the end of the string.
Simply for the reason that it can easily come undone if pulled on. If it's in a place where no one will ever touch it then it would probably be just fine.
Oh, ok that's good to know cause i did it with ground wire but it shoulnd't be touched, but it's not done yet so i can still redo it, it's just that a wago or a nut won't fit inside the cable housing@@WordofAdviceTV
how do I splice say two 12 gauge or AWG wires into 1 12 gauge AWG wire? As well as protect to and seal it via heat shrink it or plastic dip it or both or electrical tape it? Or for speakers
that super old method of heat shrink tubing where you hook the wires together is not code and dangerous. trust me if its something important your wiring or could cause a fire dont connect wire that way the heat shrink tube is just there to mask the looks and help prevent moisture. that thing could be pulled apart your better off with other wiring methods unless its solderd
I've never seen heat shrink without solder, that's...ghetto. Most of these connections are temporary or indoor use only. Coming from automotive and marine, everything is crimp and heat shrink. Motorsport quality wiring takes it a step further but now you're getting into specialty stuff that's not practical for a normal DIYer. The waterproof butt connectors (when used with a proper crimp tool, ratcheting preferred) are the only method in this video that is acceptable to make a connection that will withstand both the elements and vibration, permanently. Solder and adhesive lined 3:1 heat shrink is good for weatherproof connections in low vibration environments. Solder sticks (heat shrink with solder inside) are about the most cost-effective way because all you need is the solder stick and a heat source to make a weatherproof connection, but they are not as robust as a properly crimped connection.
I was trimming shrubs by my electric meter and accidentally cut the thick, solid metal grounding wire that goes down into the ground. What kind of connector can I use to splice that back together? Thanks!
