As a master mechanic, I have to agree with you. I'm actually trying to get our younger techs away from soldering and use a proper wire crimp. How did this garbage get 58K likes
3KBS Channel there are other videos showing how to solder the wires use a crimper to properly remove the skin of the wire because something will happen if you accedentally cut one of the wires and use solder to solder the wires together and use heat shrink to finish it off
3KBS Channel It depends on what your trying to do for my job when we deal with stranded wire we strip back the two wires hold them side by side twist them together and use a wire nut for what he is doing you absolutely have to use Solder which he did not
That is a western union joint I learned in electronics class back in the 80's. while it is very recommended for low voltage circuits with a clean joint. some important steps were missed. my view is based solely on things from a electronics/data integrity POV. automotive, household and other area's may view this differently. 1. You never cut a stranded wire(or any) using a knife. use proper wire strippers. The strand count is important to the integrity of the wire end to end. while it may work it will not be working optimally for signal integrity. 2. For electronics use, a western using must be soldered. 3. Tightly twisting the wire is fine, it appears on one end you loosed the center and it looked like you slightly crushed at least one end with the pliers from what I could see. 4. A tug test would have been more helpful before the heat shrink went on. we can't see the wire and how it reacted to the tug.
That's still way better than the "splice" that was done in my bathroom exhaust fan/ light. The black hot pigtail that came off of it (strand wire) was b a r e l y twisted together and wrapped in a piece of duct tape. Unreal. Explains the flickering light though! Just glad it never burned!
Right tool for the right job mate. Never use a knife to strip insulation. U will damage the conductor's and compromise the current carrying capacity of the the conductor. Furthermore use the correct connectors to join wire to avoid hot connections
@@LCKRD-un1rx , it won't work for long. It is a mechanical splice, not an electrical splice. Oxidation will build up where the wires touch and increase the resistance. Properly applied solder will make it an electrical connection which will not oxidize and increase the resistance.
@@jdilksjr in critical power situations solder is avoided like the plague, it causes way too many problems. Crimp is preferred. For any automotive / low voltage application this technique is fine, it won't fail in the life if the vehicle. The heat shrink should seal it from corrosion.
Very nice video mate, and a nice tidy job. Ignore the so called bloody experts. This joint will do the job and no exposed wiring. I'm living in a very remote part of the Philippines and you can't get anything electrical here, so I have to improvise until I can get to the city. Your video is just the one I was looking for. Thank you.
UNIVERSAL CHANNEL It doesn’t matter, he still stripped the wires properly. It depends on your type if you want to use proper, dedicated tools or just use other suitable tools.
HowtoDO sort of. I don't object to the knife for stripping the wires, but he cuts most of the way down into the insulation and then bends back and forth to break it off. You can easily break a lot of the little wires like that in stranded wiring. He appeared to be skilled at it and didn't break any that I saw, but it's not how I would suggest showing people with no idea or experience as they could easily mess up their wire if they are heavy handed this way.
Clean presentation & Clean Contact..plus it can be done (Cleanly) without using wire strippers and a heat gun and I get that 👍🏻..twisted copper knots and black tape is more my style for some reason😅
Thank you sir I will use that technique on my teardrop camper build as there will be a few wires ti splice. I will be watching your channel as my build progress to pick up more electrical information.
#1 - put your shrink tube over your wire before stripping. #2 - never use a blade or exacto to cut wire cover, use the proper stripping tool. #3 - Never rely on shrink tube to hold your connection. Solder the joint.
6 million views...he doesn't care about this vid or the wire. He knew we could not resist comment and shaming him. This is likely a set up, to cause this reaction. 6 million views! He is brilliant.
Atleast he crimped it. But that won’t hold any pulling force. Crimp it too hard and you’ll break the wire at the roots. You should loop it backwards, solder, and use quality heat shrink. 56k people clearly don’t have ocd though 🤷♂️
i never saw anyone fan the strands and enterlace them before twisting them together, but other than that it is called a Western Union splice because they (Western Union) used it to splice the first telegraph lines across the US. It is a very strong mechanical splice and would support the weight of the wire over a distance.
But without solder it will corrode. And interleaving the strands will cause mechanical stress leading to fractures. Either can create high resistance, leading to fire.
When I served aboard the USS Wasp as an IC electrician in the 1960s. I would find many inline connections made similarly to this one but they included a square knot in the w/union splice. An old timer told me that it was done to help with the impact of explosives from separating at its weakest point during the concussion. I guess it makes sense if you’re going back to war. I’m not going .
Mel Beckman In US voltage is 110 V whereas elsewhere it is 220 V. Lower the voltage, higher the Amps required, I.e. more electricity in every cross section of the wire.. This is the cause of regular fires in US, as with higher Amps, wires get easily heated up and overloaded, unless they are more than double the strength, jumping up costs by atleast 100%. I assume most Americans try to reduce their costs by buying normal wires (despite actually requiring double the normal strength wires) and the companies are also happy to sell them, as they are more prone to damage and wear/tear, leading to higher sales on a long term basis.. In India, there are places where the wiring had not even been touched for 50-60 years, and they are still working absolutely fine.. without all the soldering and stuff.. Just simple twist and joint, and covered by insulation tape, not even rat tail joint.. There are hardly any news of electricity related fire, and even if there is, they mostly in relate to some entirely different/unrelatable cause, like water leakage or equipment short circuit..
That is an old school western union splice. There are many types of splices, all of which are "proper" for the time period they were used. Today that splice is simply unacceptable.
Let's just say in a tight spot this would work as a temporary fix. When you get where you are going take the time to use a soldering iron, solder solder flux, and solder.
Nothing special here - it's called a "Western Union Joint" - it's been around for 100 years. It's a good mechanical joint but you still need to solder it to insure a good electrical joint. You should also invest into a pair of wire strippers and a good heat gun.
I've used a similar method in automotive applications for almost 30 years. Never had an issue. A good solid join with no weak points that can be produced by soldering. I would suggest the correct tool for stripping wires however.
Chadohog Whatever you want to do. After a lifetime of wiring everything from tiny toys to huge machinery, there are about a billion things you can do or not do and the electricity will still flow just fine as long as the connection is good. Maybe not quite a billion....a couple of hundred million would be more accurate.
HARBHAJAN SINGH Good Lord....you're still talking about this? If your wires are getting hot enough to melt solder you have bigger problems than how the connection was made..... Can we drop this now?
Isn't that western union splice, If you count each individual strand as a wire? The interlacing action will give more contact, so for solder less joint that's actually quite decent right?
ok for low voltage below 50 volts but will become hot and dangerous in high current situation if any stress or movement eg 230 volt this joint needs to soldered or pressure type screw connector
But a corrosion-vulnerable connection like the one this improper method produces can cause a fire even with just six volts. Do it right or learn to do it right. Doing it wrong can kill someone.
I instantly discredit your video for the use of a knife. Also, you have not done a proper joint. No solder?? Learn how to do thing before trying to teach others
As an electrician I only have one thing to say.....you’re fired!
Can you imagine how much shit you would get if someone saw you splicing like that 😂😂
As a master mechanic, I have to agree with you. I'm actually trying to get our younger techs away from soldering and use a proper wire crimp. How did this garbage get 58K likes
Mike E
We are mere ignorants. Can you tell us how to properly do it instead?
3KBS Channel there are other videos showing how to solder the wires use a crimper to properly remove the skin of the wire because something will happen if you accedentally cut one of the wires and use solder to solder the wires together and use heat shrink to finish it off
3KBS Channel
It depends on what your trying to do for my job when we deal with stranded wire we strip back the two wires hold them side by side twist them together and use a wire nut for what he is doing you absolutely have to use Solder which he did not
As soon as he pulled out the mini box cutter to strip his wire all hos credibility went out the window
Yeah, I use a lighter and my thumbnail.
Actually, a lot of municipalities where I live don’t allow for wire strippers... they’re afraid you might nick the wire too deep
Tyler Routledge Why do you say that? I have seen professional electricians do the same thing. It’s whatever easy for you.
lmao, people make me laugh
Hos do run from box cutters💇♀️
Yayy Yayy 5.8 million people now know how to make a splice INCORRECTLY
why is this loved by the guy being judged
@@lilyydotdev its clear at this point hes an idiot, and i bet at least 5 million of those are laughing at his incompetence
6.5 million......
6.6 million
At $600 plus per million views do you think he cares what people think?
Very nice. Now throw that in the garbage 🗑
HAHAHAHAHA. aggred
Same agreed
With these five mill views you can get a pair of wire strippers & a nail clipper
was waiting for a nail clip joke. lol
NAILED this video
😂nice one😂
Why try to bring people down?
@@spod32827 fumy
Do not do this he is clearly a maniac . You 100 percent should solder that
That is a western union joint I learned in electronics class back in the 80's. while it is very recommended for low voltage circuits with a clean joint. some important steps were missed.
my view is based solely on things from a electronics/data integrity POV. automotive, household and other area's may view this differently.
1. You never cut a stranded wire(or any) using a knife. use proper wire strippers. The strand count is important to the integrity of the wire end to end. while it may work it will not be working optimally for signal integrity.
2. For electronics use, a western using must be soldered.
3. Tightly twisting the wire is fine, it appears on one end you loosed the center and it looked like you slightly crushed at least one end with the pliers from what I could see.
4. A tug test would have been more helpful before the heat shrink went on. we can't see the wire and how it reacted to the tug.
brilliant!!
Thats the best youtube comment critique ive ever seen, you know your stuff.
Nice
Burn
Thats great but you need to add solder the that wire braid. Other than that, This is a awesome example on joining wire 👍👍
Thanks sir sa tuturial n ito isa po kc ako electrician din dahil sa video nu marami ako natutunan....thanks po
That's still way better than the "splice" that was done in my bathroom exhaust fan/ light. The black hot pigtail that came off of it (strand wire) was b a r e l y twisted together and wrapped in a piece of duct tape.
Unreal. Explains the flickering light though! Just glad it never burned!
My mother, an electrical in the shipyard during WWII, taught me how make this joint 50yrs ago. Thanks Mother!
your over 50 years old?
@@IOwnASpoon ......
why do u even need to ask......
@@urnoob5528 ayo rhats crazy that u reply 6 months later
@@IOwnASpoon surprise
@@adrianevergara8594 aint no wayeyayeyayeyayeyay
As soon as i saw the ute knife and heard the music i knew i was in for a real treat.
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Right tool for the right job mate. Never use a knife to strip insulation. U will damage the conductor's and compromise the current carrying capacity of the the conductor. Furthermore use the correct connectors to join wire to avoid hot connections
It will conduct electricity and it’s not going to fall apart. Good job.
Thanks
And a small 🔥
Many may disagree with the method. But the end result is a strong connection. If you ran some solder down it it would be incredibly strong.
I already know 😀
👍 Good luck bro
GOD BLESS YOU.....
As a licensed contractor specializing in electrical installs I will state emphatically...DO NOT EVER MAKE A SPLICE JOINT THIS WAY!!!
I just did lol
Why? Because i just did
Why?
6.7 million hits...Holy shit....I need to do something around my farm and put it on youtube.
Comment section is just a bunch of mad wire experts
Electricians have trained for years to avoid burning your house down. Do this if you like a nice fire.
@@fraserhenderson7839 Its low voltage my man. Relax. Its gonna work anyways.
@@LCKRD-un1rx , it won't work for long. It is a mechanical splice, not an electrical splice. Oxidation will build up where the wires touch and increase the resistance. Properly applied solder will make it an electrical connection which will not oxidize and increase the resistance.
@@jdilksjr BS. As long as those conductors are making contact. It will work. It isnt rocket science. Ive seen worse than this and it STILL works.
@@jdilksjr in critical power situations solder is avoided like the plague, it causes way too many problems. Crimp is preferred. For any automotive / low voltage application this technique is fine, it won't fail in the life if the vehicle. The heat shrink should seal it from corrosion.
Very nice video mate, and a nice tidy job. Ignore the so called bloody experts. This joint will do the job and no exposed wiring. I'm living in a very remote part of the Philippines and you can't get anything electrical here, so I have to improvise until I can get to the city. Your video is just the one I was looking for. Thank you.
Thanks alot loving the music by the way. GOD BLESS
At least use a proper wire cutter
UNIVERSAL CHANNEL It doesn’t matter, he still stripped the wires properly. It depends on your type if you want to use proper, dedicated tools or just use other suitable tools.
HowtoDO sort of. I don't object to the knife for stripping the wires, but he cuts most of the way down into the insulation and then bends back and forth to break it off. You can easily break a lot of the little wires like that in stranded wiring. He appeared to be skilled at it and didn't break any that I saw, but it's not how I would suggest showing people with no idea or experience as they could easily mess up their wire if they are heavy handed this way.
wadestyt I find, especially in fine wire, this to be better for not scoring and losing strands.
And NAIL cutter as well
Agree..!👌 you need to get better tools.😂
Thank you!
You have made improvement to the entire world of viewers and all those who;in turn; view this being done!
To unselfishness !!!
As a truck shop manager I would fire any mechanic that spliced wiring like that
gef263 strip both ends, crimp butt connector and heat shrink tube...
Fuck your job
@@mannygallotta1452 I'm fired
Will it overheat when turn on the equipment too long using AC ?
Its just like my work keep it up bro
For under 3 amperes load, it is okay. Over 3 amps, I suggest to use copper sleeve.
Cheers from Indonesia
If i did this in front of my electronics instructor it would be an instant slap upside my head.
Clean presentation & Clean Contact..plus it can be done (Cleanly) without using wire strippers and a heat gun and I get that 👍🏻..twisted copper knots and black tape is more my style for some reason😅
Thank you. I don't have all the fancy tools. I needed an easy way.
அழகான கைகள், சிறப்பான வேலை!
Good video . Good example of tool s people usually have at home.
Thank you sir I will use that technique on my teardrop camper build as there will be a few wires ti splice. I will be watching your channel as my build progress to pick up more electrical information.
This is why I wire my own stuff. Just wow
The only thing you're wiring is cheeseburgers into that greasy gut of yours.
@@AugustusCardoso haha good one
Nice. I like it this your videos 👍👍👍
Thanks
Thanks for the video..im a woman and i only have a handy tools. I was able to use my fan again.
That's great. Next time I'll take a half hour doing that instead of a quick wire nut. Won't have a job very long though.
lol,true
Wire nuts are for use in junction boxes, they are not sufficient for automotive or aviation joints. They also take up too much space in electronics.
This is bad practice in general, strip them normally and consider soldering or using designated splicers.
#1 - put your shrink tube over your wire before stripping.
#2 - never use a blade or exacto to cut wire cover, use the proper stripping tool.
#3 - Never rely on shrink tube to hold your connection. Solder the joint.
Very helpful thanks!
have u realized that some application doesn't allow solder?
#3 will never always be absolute
as solders are brittle...
#2 Dpends on availability it's called resourcefulness
#1 a high quality electrical tape will hold like the 3M
That strong and without any solder,....AMAZING!!!👍
Thanks
Not everyone has a solder kit so it’s a good help. Thanks
Well the best way is to solder the leads together but thats a real pretty way to do it without soldering.
Hmm
Just wondering why all the experts are watching this
Comedy for me
Because we're all curious from the thumbnail to see if its done correctly
That is a funny observation!
If you search something related RUclips will recommend more
So just because you got 6.3 million views people should do this ?
Yella Munga go fucking use your brain fucking idiot no one says people must do it
The most people watch this video, the most trusted the video
@@djimanufacture7682 but this is wrong, U'll get your house burnt down.
Hindu Sandal Joint
Stop it no need to hate the description says that this is for people without tools I don’t have tools I’m to young but I did this works really good
6 million views...he doesn't care about this vid or the wire. He knew we could not resist comment and shaming him. This is likely a set up, to cause this reaction. 6 million views! He is brilliant.
That's how you waste ur three minutes to join a single wire wow 😂😂
Atleast he crimped it. But that won’t hold any pulling force. Crimp it too hard and you’ll break the wire at the roots.
You should loop it backwards, solder, and use quality heat shrink.
56k people clearly don’t have ocd though 🤷♂️
i never saw anyone fan the strands and enterlace them before twisting them together, but other than that it is called a Western Union splice because they (Western Union) used it to splice the first telegraph lines across the US. It is a very strong mechanical splice and would support the weight of the wire over a distance.
But without solder it will corrode. And interleaving the strands will cause mechanical stress leading to fractures. Either can create high resistance, leading to fire.
When I served aboard the USS Wasp as an IC electrician in the 1960s. I would find many inline connections made similarly to this one but they included a square knot in the w/union splice. An old timer told me that it was done to help with the impact of explosives from separating at its weakest point during the concussion. I guess it makes sense if you’re going back to war. I’m not going .
Never seen an electrician use a razor to strip wire
Mel Beckman In US voltage is 110 V whereas elsewhere it is 220 V. Lower the voltage, higher the Amps required, I.e. more electricity in every cross section of the wire.. This is the cause of regular fires in US, as with higher Amps, wires get easily heated up and overloaded, unless they are more than double the strength, jumping up costs by atleast 100%.
I assume most Americans try to reduce their costs by buying normal wires (despite actually requiring double the normal strength wires) and the companies are also happy to sell them, as they are more prone to damage and wear/tear, leading to higher sales on a long term basis..
In India, there are places where the wiring had not even been touched for 50-60 years, and they are still working absolutely fine.. without all the soldering and stuff.. Just simple twist and joint, and covered by insulation tape, not even rat tail joint.. There are hardly any news of electricity related fire, and even if there is, they mostly in relate to some entirely different/unrelatable cause, like water leakage or equipment short circuit..
You did it wrong method straight joints
Wow, but better to use tool to cut the edges...😊
Thank you very much👍🏻
That is an old school western union splice. There are many types of splices, all of which are "proper" for the time period they were used. Today that splice is simply unacceptable.
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Proper wire joints are next !! First use proper wire stripper. Dont promote using wrong tools.
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Let's just say in a tight spot this would work as a temporary fix. When you get where you are going take the time to use a soldering iron, solder solder flux, and solder.
Imagine doing all of this, bending the wires, etc, and then realising, THAT YOU DIDN’T PUT THAT DAMN HEAT TUBE ON
I'd do something like that
That was nice!!!
I thought you'd solder it for added strength.
I like it, matagal ko na itong ginagawa yon nga lang iba gamit kong insulator jeje.
Very nice sir and very important
Thankyou
Nothing special here - it's called a "Western Union Joint" - it's been around for 100 years. It's a good mechanical joint but you still need to solder it to insure a good electrical joint. You should also invest into a pair of wire strippers and a good heat gun.
Common people whose does not have any professional tools should not do any electrical work.
Ok
I've used a similar method in automotive applications for almost 30 years. Never had an issue. A good solid join with no weak points that can be produced by soldering.
I would suggest the correct tool for stripping wires however.
அருமையான பதிவு வாழ்த்துக்கள் நண்பரே
Thank for guide me how to do it for the next day of my home work
You forgot the solder... and please use a proper wire stripper.
EASY TECH I pair of wire strippers is like $10 at Home Depot. It doesn’t hurt to have a pair of wire strippers.
Was waiting for the soldering iron to come out for the proper joining of electrical wires, but my expectations were too high.
In the US that's not per the NEC National Electric Code nor is soldering it. Just saying.
I have made a joint like this but l soldered it and heat shrink for protection but well done ok for hobbiest
Excellent technique
Should have soldered the wires together before the heat wrap.
Ashok Bawne
Ummmmmm.....👍???
Das Boot
YES, that's it!
Chadohog
Whatever you want to do. After a lifetime of wiring everything from tiny toys to huge machinery, there are about a billion things you can do or not do and the electricity will still flow just fine as long as the connection is good. Maybe not quite a billion....a couple of hundred million would be more accurate.
manually tweest and properly tight joint is better than soldering.
because when wire is heated on load then the soldering can be loose.
HARBHAJAN SINGH
Good Lord....you're still talking about this?
If your wires are getting hot enough to melt solder you have bigger problems than how the connection was made.....
Can we drop this now?
Every time I'm sad I read the comments and some of those make me laugh.
The first thing an electrician learns is a Western Union splice. I agree with "you're fired".
Isn't that western union splice, If you count each individual strand as a wire? The interlacing action will give more contact, so for solder less joint that's actually quite decent right?
God job👍
Now that's dope & easy! Thanks man
That would be good if your boss caught you doing this in the uk😂just use connector crimps, easier, safer and more efficient
Wrong wire joint pr bhi itne jada views aa gaye. 😂😜😂
"hey that's not a joint Man!" - Cheech and Chong
It's a Hindu Sandal Joint
Thanks for sharing.
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3 MISTAKES ! A real electrician understands !
Watch the video again.
Watch the video again.
& again... Until you catch the 3 MISTAKES !
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Clue #2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Clue #3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
LMAO... WTF IS THAT
CLEARY NOT A REAL ELECTRICIAN!!??
Poor electrician
Read the description lol
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This is dangerous because the copper strands may pierce through the heat-shrink tubing.
Nice. But maybe next video should be how to properly cut finger nails before doing "How To" RUclips videos.
Very useful, thanks.
Welcome
I dont know why people are mad. You used a heat shrink and that is proper.
ok for low voltage below 50 volts but will become hot and dangerous in high current situation if any stress or movement eg 230 volt this joint needs to soldered or pressure type screw connector
But a corrosion-vulnerable connection like the one this improper method produces can cause a fire even with just six volts. Do it right or learn to do it right. Doing it wrong can kill someone.
Corrosion? Do you think yo use it directly buried?, In normal use that conection last minimum fifty years ten amps rate.
You seem confused between volts and amps
According to my experience it is going to be just fine
Do that on one of my jobs you'll find yourself looking for a new job.
Mike Parkin So show us how you do it then Mr. Mechanic.
Tommy G should have soldered, or just used a butt connector or wire nut. This wasn’t even a lineman..
"Properly"..
*Pulls out exacto knife to strip wire*...LOL
Thats when i stopped watching
Me too xD
Creative and diy friendly thanks
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Used a box cutter to strip the insulation and a lighter to shrink the heat shrink. OMG
I instantly discredit your video for the use of a knife. Also, you have not done a proper joint. No solder?? Learn how to do thing before trying to teach others
While you do all of that I would be finish splicing a whole room
Nice video I like this video
ok na sana e pero walang heatgun hahaha
pero ayos na ayos ang pag joint ng wire😊
I never thought of splaying the wires and attaching them like that. Makes for a smaller lump in the wires.
I can’t believe this video got this many views. Imagine how many sheep followed these instructions. Use the correct wire strippers and SOLDER.
Please check description
I did it quickly and efficiently with instructions from Avasva.
Yes
Totally agree Shasta
Shuddup shaquisha
@@masonoutward9490 Glad you do Mason :*
Thanks Shasta!
Creative video, thank your for sharing, like it :)