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> Twisting is not afaik a requirement, but it's common, and adds to the security of it. Not clear what sort of connection you are referring to here? And how tw
by zokier 3y ago
> Twisting is not afaik a requirement, but it's common, and adds to the security of it.
Not clear what sort of connection you are referring to here? And how twisting improves it? But I'd be surprised if there wasn't better option available
- mauvehaus 3y agoWire nuts, likely. The directions on the last box I bought say that twisting is allowed but not required. I would think the reason to twist is to improve the mechanical connection, not the electrical one. It should make it more resilient to grabbing two wires and pulling in opposite directions. Which shouldn't happen in practice anyway, but, you know. Regardless of how you feel about wire nuts, if you're in the US, your house is probably full of them.
- OJFord 3y agoNo, I've never seen them (not that I'm an electrician, but nor for sale) in the UK.
- OJFord 3y agoTo a single point as I said, I'm not really sure how else to describe. Could be ring terminals crimped on and under a single screw, that would be better. But twisted cores under screw beats not twisted under screw - even just twisted and no screw (as is common especially in say light fittings that are double insulated/no metal to begin with, no Earth point) is probably better.
- zokier 3y agoSo screw/stud termination. Yes, ring or spade(/fork) lug would be much better than bare wires, twisted or not. As I understand it, crimping is almost always the preferred way to terminate/connect wires.
- OJFord 3y agoYep, there's often not a lug though, and they'll either be twisted and flapping about, or in the (same side of, if applicable) a single terminal; in the latter case I would think twisting is better than not, or better than separate straight crimps. Certainly not worse. It was just an example of when it's done, I was never trying to say it's the absolute best, no other way.