Splicing Electrical Wire : Western Union Splice (Lineman's Splice)
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- Опубликовано: 27 янв 2021
- Splicing electrical wiring is relatively simple. The most common splice is the Western Union splice that dates back to the time of telegraph. We'll be making that splice and then sealing the connection with heat shrink tape to seal the connection.
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I really love the practical skills you've been sharing, thank you again.
Been building for a few years now, but i have such a neophyte education when it comes to anything wiring related.
I’ll try to cycle in more of these types of videos.
Then for the love of god do not touch any wiring
@@BOOTEDUPFLORIDAOUTDOORS Too late.
If only you had told me that a year ago, everything might be different.....
Thanks for the crystal clear explanation, I tried it and considering it was the first one the result was not bad. Only problem is that I didn't twist it very well, so some strands are poking against the heat shrink. But I guess it takes a fair amount of practice to do it properly: fortunately I just scanveged an old bipolar cable and I'm using it to practice wire stripping, I might as well practice on splicing it
Match solder, which is more or less straight bismuth, can be used with that zippo, and mandatory for some applications (NASA spec, etc.) It prevents oxides from forming on the wires and creating resistance in the splice, or eventually causing the splice to fail.
Indeed. The NASA splice is a requirement in my hobby(pro nerfing) thanks to the insanely dangerous batteries we use in the modded blasters. Lines have to be extremely tight.
Nice video Ben!
Thank you sir.
nice video. I always use three layers of tubing. short, longer and the longest.
Great video, is solder a better option for connection or not worth the extra work?
More neat than Wire nuts, Nice.
I heat the wires at he right place for a short time with a lighter, and strips the insulation off with my hand, no chance of hurting the conductors,
and fast, and use heat shrink tubes with glue inside to seal the splice off from humidity
Thanks for the splice, this will be really useful in the future! Any information on the currents it can withstand?
Current is dependent on wire gauge.
@@txtoolcrib Thanks for the quick reply! I know that, but is there any information on how much does this splicing technique cut off of that current, if any?
That’s an excellent question. I would have to get into UGLY’S to find out for sure. We have several certified electricians that subscribe to the channel. I think I will defer this one to them.
Nice
Hello Ben , could you please make more how to vids (especially with rusted bolts and equipment).This would be very useful . Thank you
Anything in particular?
@@txtoolcrib I do work in the aerospace domain with big and small aircrafts , not for long enough to be able to have experience dealing with the "manual" side of the job , I do have some suggestions :
-How to deal with old and used bolt inlets .
-How to deal with rusty joints, i.e. when to repair and when to leave as is (this is especially annoying when dealing with parts of old aircrafts that are hard to find)
-how to properly clean your spark plugs and lubricate the inside of your engine (especially important for piston engine aircrafts)
-How to repair your dynamic tools (I was doing some routine inspection of an engine and I was checking the bolts , i found out that the wrench was stiff and turned out it was stuck from the inside)
-How to properly crimp a wire
-How to properly insulate parts from liquids and preventing the insulation from wearing off quickly
(the previous to points have been a great deal for me when trying to build my first wooden plane)
I know this might seem like a little bit off topic for some of those questions but I trust you Ben and I have been following your channel for quite a while and I appreciate the fact that I can learn from a Blue Collar like you . I have been working more theoretically than practically to be honest .
Sorry I took a while to answer and for the long answer .
Sincerely .
Hi Ben, I’m looking at the Klein 12054 and 12055. Any significant difference between them? Aha! Looks like the ‘54 is for larger gauge wire 8 awg vs 10awg. Confusing. I really enjoy your videos, especially these practical skills. I mainly work with hobby electronics (5 and 12v) but I occasionally work with household 120v. I have a trusty Klein katapult stripper that has pride of place on my messy work table.
I’m not familiar with the K12052, I can tell you what I like about the K12054 though. It will strip one gauge higher than most of the Curve models, 8 gauge solid/ 10 gauge stranded. Working with 480 motors, most of what I encounter is 10 gauge THHN.
When I was taught this splice it was soldered
Shut up.
in high school i was told not to twist the wires before splicing them, better to keep them flat and then splice normally, that way they keep consistent diameter
A high school shop teacher I am assuming?
@@txtoolcrib well i don't now how it is called in USA here where i live its called formación profesional, it is something you learn instead of going to the high school you spend 5 years learning some professional skills, in my case electronics, it exists jewelery, metal work, electrics and so on and so forth
Nice. Concerning wire diameter, when you twist the wire together to make a proper connection, the diameter is fairly consistent to the diameter of the insulation. Then when you add either heat shrink or liquid tape, it makes a nice weatherproof connection.
@@txtoolcrib i ment the diameter of the wire itself, it isn't very good for the electricity flow changes in diameter, creates heat, but it is something i learnt 30 year ago and being doing the same way since then.
@@katana24 Smaller diameter means higher resistance, larger diameter means lower resistance. This repair with larger diameter wouldn't be a problem. You could get problems if your wires were making poor electrical contact, by making multiple wraps there is good contact.
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no solder?
Solder isn’t always necessary, depends on the application.
Solder then use the shrink tube... You'll be fine then.
@@gregsug1640 i know, I would ALLWAYS use a real connector or solder, not just twist and shrink
ive always did this ..i didnt even know it had a name...
Same. I was reading on some forums and someone mentioned how great a lineman splice is. I look it up and, what do ya know? It's exactly how I've been splicing wires anyway. Cool.
Quality set of strippers? ROFL. DeKlein happened. Knipex for the win
What’s the difference between a Hippo and a Zippo?
A Zippo is a little lighter. See I didn’t forget.
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@@soccerdommer no. A Zippo’s a little lighter
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NASA or not but the CORRECT METHOD of splicing like that is to cross the wires to the other sides after the first few wraps, and then wrap to the ends. Make first wraps, bring the ends over across the wrap, and finish to the ends. It locks them and you cant pull them apart.
And I also belive that soldering makes connections brittle.I rather use a little dielectric grease and strong shrinck tubing.
Better You use the shrink tube with glue for stable
What type of glue do you use for the connection?
@@txtoolcrib The shrink tube has hot melt glue that flows around the joint as you heat it
Are you guys referring to the type that comes with self soldering connectors, or is there a specific shrink tube that has glue included?
@@txtoolcrib I think that he refers to the heat shrink butt connectors
@@txtoolcrib There is adhesive lined heat shrink tubing. It is better for outdoor use, seals against corrosion and holds in place better.
big issue I see with this demo. the uninitiated splicing the hot wire to the neutral.. I know folks that would follow this straight away and trip breakers and melt wire .
Solder is actually a pretty horrible conductor compared to copper so doing solderless joints is the best way
Not actually- some spec calls for solder- most notably the NASA spec. The reason is it prevents oxidation of the splice. The resistance of the joint is fairly similar because you still have copper-copper contact and any solder bridging will actually lower rather than increase resistance.
This is banned in the EU for a good reason.
Why is that?
@@amaratc They tend to get loose and start fires.
@@Poligamia Thanks. I was looking anything about it on the internet, and found no info about being banned in the EU. But it is used by NASA for some reason...
@@amaratc It is not used by NASA. It is the recommended method if you don't have anything else. First of all I doubt NASA is so cheap that it wouldn't replace a wire that was shorter than needed with a new one instead of doing this hack of a job (or any company for that matter). There are also other methods that are up to standards instead of leaving the result to the skills of the operator.
@@Poligamia It is indeed approved by NASA according to NASA-STD 8739.4A if correctly soldered afterwards. To your point, though, NASA considers ALL splices to be "repairs" except in certain limited cases.