They break off at the base of that bell if you put the least amount of torque on them.. If they were made of metal then Id keep them..And everyone wonders why there are so many stripped screws and broken off wires these days...
Won't find those tools over here....wire nuts are not considered kosher for use on anything mains powered.Found near the alley behind where I work.
Has "standard" drill chuck shank but it's plastic.
Looks like it might be for a "one way" safety fastener.
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Do you still solder your connections? Thats what we did 80 years ago before the wire nut was invented.Won't find those tools over here....wire nuts are not considered kosher for use on anything mains powered.
BTW...not going to delve into the world of 'Crappy Electrical' here.
I have went into some older houses I would assume from the late 50's to early 60's that had connections crimped and they had a rubber diaper over the connections. That was some old wiring.. I also went into a house turned restaurant where they still had knob and tube style wiring in the attic. I came into the electrical trade in 1991 so wire nuts were already a main stay.Do you still solder your connections? Thats what we did 80 years ago before the wire nut was invented.
I solder connections when required for ELV installations ....that is 0-50Volts. I have not soldered a mains connection since I was an apprentice....all our main Neutral connections are crimped, and we also use Inline shear bolts where required. Screw terminal connectors are the weapon of choice for smaller mains connections....a more positive (see what I did there) connection for prevention of arcing.Do you still solder your connections? Thats what we did 80 years ago before the wire nut was invented.
I bet... Wow I bet that man was strong as an OX.. I mean those older houses and the rough cut timber **** is hard as a rock. And to use a hand crank drill would have sucked hard core. And I thought I had it bad when my hole hog would pin my hand against a stud..I started in the trade in 1980. Rewired many a house that had Knob and Tube. My grandfather was in the trade before they had electric drills and wired houses with Knob and Tube. Bored the holes with a brace and bit. That had to take forever.
Well we use stuff like that here.. However its only for service or hooking stuff up in transformers but branch circuits (smaller 12 and 10 gauge wires) its hard to fit those style connectors in small 4 inch metal boxes.. So wirenuts are they way to go.I solder connections when required for ELV installations ....that is 0-50Volts. I have not soldered a mains connection since I was an apprentice....all our main Neutral connections are crimped, and we also use Inline shear bolts where required. Screw terminal connectors are the weapon of choice for smaller mains connections....a more positive (see what I did there) connection for prevention of arcing.
Shear bolt connector ..
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Strip of screw connectors...
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Crimp lugs...
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The same Hex crimp tool that I use for bigger lugs...
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Wire nuts are a no-no for Sparkies downunder.
Never came across many of the P-taps since I started doing it but have ran into quite a bit of the old asbestos coated wire.. As far as that tool goes though I have snapped them off even with the lowest torque setting on my Milwakee.. I throw them away and use my hands.. I can depend on them.Absolutely nothing wrong with wire nuts.
also, nothing wrong with the tool. if you go full gorilla with it, I’m sure you’ll have issues. Like most tools, it’s all in the operator.
the old copper crimps with the diaper are called “p taps”. At least, that’s what we call them, in the trade.
You'll have to explain what "knob and Tube" is to me.I started in the trade in 1980. Rewired many a house that had Knob and Tube. My grandfather was in the trade before they had electric drills and wired houses with Knob and Tube. Bored the holes with a brace and bit. That had to take forever.