Wire nuts in DC? [RE-wrenches]

[Bill Brooks]

Good question about No-Ox grease. UL may not certify that as a wet-rated
connector, but it would certainly be better to do that. The code requires us
to use connectors rated for the location (wet) so that limits the field when
we are trying to follow the code.

The pre-twisting may not be as necessary as the post-twisting--that is once
the connector is tight, continue to turn the connection until wires twist
around themselves 1-2 times. This strain-relieves the connection and tends
to keep it together.

However, I think pre-twisting of solid conductors is necessary to get a good
connection regardless of what the ac-minded manufacturers might say.

Bill.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar [mailto:ozsolar at ipa.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:47 PM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: Wire nuts in DC? [RE-wrenches]
>
>
> Bill,
>
> What about filling the wire nut with No-Ox grease?
>
> About the "instructions with wire nuts".  A few months ago (after 10 years
> of installing them) I finally read the instructions that come
> with wire nuts
> and they said "pre-twisting unnecessary".  I looked around the shop at
> several other boxes (actually 500 and 1000 count bags) and none
> of them said
> anything about pre-twisting.  I thought that was pretty funny.
>
> Travis
> ----------
> >From: Bill Brooks <billbrooks7 at earthlink.net>
> >To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> >Subject: RE: Wire nuts in DC? was (Re: Fried Combinor Box) [RE-wrenches]
> >Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2001, 2:38 PM
> >
>
> >If we put an indoor wire
> >nut, slopily installed in an outdoor enclosure, we have almost guaranteed
> >failure.
>
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