Then use pair needle nose plyers form a
half loop the bare wire.
Always strip wires more
than 1/16 inch bare wire extends out
beyond the screw head.
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screw
terminal strip gauge
BACKWIRED OUTLETS AND SWITCHES
Step Strip inch insulation off the wire end. Twist the
stripped ends clockwise
at least one and one-half
turns.
HOW JOIN WIRE SCREW TERMINALS
terminal aperture
release
aperture
BACKWIRED OUTLETS AND SWITCHES
can loosened from the wires by
pressing screwdriver point into
the release aperture. you
tighten the screw the loop will close.How Use Wirenuts and Screw Terminals
HOW PUT WIRENUT
WIRE NUTS JOIN WIRE ENDS
Step Strip off about 1
inch insulation from
ends wires you're
going join.
Step Hook the wire clockwise
around the screw terminal.
Step Screw the wirenut
on clockwise.
Wrong way Right way
HOW JOIN SEVERAL WIRES SCREW TERMINALS
Pigtail splice
The electrical code requires that only one wire may attached
to screw terminal the above picture shows the only approved
way this called pigtail splice.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com
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Step Snip J
/2 inch
off the twisted wires so
the ends are even
