[RE-wrenches] Push-in Wire Connectors

[Jesse Dahl]

We use the Burndy as well. It's a solid connection and I trust it more than anything else I've seen/used.

Jesse

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On Oct 20, 2011, at 1:56 PM, penobscotsolar at midmaine.com wrote:

> We use Burndy insulated blocks for transitioning with Enphase. Inside the
> connector they use the same blue silicone that is used in the wet rated
> twist on's only with a pretty reliable long term connection.They tighten
> with a hex wrench. They aren't cheap, but security rarely is. They are
> also not that bad. I think we pay about $5 each for one's that are rated
> for#14-#8. We easily fit four of these in a 4x4x2 box. If you are doing
> separate strings they also have three way connectors, slightly larger, but
> still fairly compact.
> 
> Daryl
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Ideal makes  set screw wire connectors (brass or bronze?) with a twist on
>> cap. Looks like a wirenut when done!
>> Jeremy
>> Sent via BlackBerry. Sorry for typos and shorthand!
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>> -----Original Message-----
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